London commuter townsEastbourne vs Lewes

Eastbourne vs Lewes: which commuter town suits you?

Lewes is 23 minutes closer to London, but Eastbourne is £198k cheaper on the average sold price.
Eastbourne

#117 of 118

Lewes

#112 of 118

Train to London

88 min
65 min

Annual season ticket

£8,542
£7,562

Average house price

£280k
£478k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.6x
12.0x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

73
44

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

865 Mb
764 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

6.7
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

54
92

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

200 ha
48 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

307
83

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Eastbourne

East Sussex · 88 min to London · average sold price £280k.

Read the Eastbourne report

Living in Lewes

East Sussex · 65 min to London · average sold price £478k.

Read the Lewes report