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Old Town & Motcombe

Middle area

Central Eastbourne. 8,353 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Old Town & Motcombe’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£285,000
3,446th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,200
3,208th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Old Town & Motcombe compares

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Old Town & MotcombeMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Eastbourne · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Eastbourne13 areas from £195,000 to £382,500. The middle area is £285,000. Old Town & Motcombe is £285,000.
£285,000joint 6th highest
Population13 middle areas, Eastbourne · 2021
Population: every middle area in Eastbourne13 areas from 6,747 to 8,995. The middle area is 7,751. Old Town & Motcombe is 8,200.
8,2004th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Eastbourne · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Eastbourne13 areas from 77.9% to 99.4%. The middle area is 97.0%. Old Town & Motcombe is 99.4%.
99.4%highest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Eastbourne · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Eastbourne13 areas from 2.8% to 9.8%. The middle area is 4.0%. Old Town & Motcombe is 3.1%.
3.1%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Eastbourne

These figures are published for the whole of Eastbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Eastbourne and not Old Town & Motcombe alone. See Eastbourne

Average house price
£254,636
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,236
133rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.9
92nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Old Town & Motcombe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Old Town & Motcombe was £285,000 in 2025.

Old Town & Motcombe had 8,200 usual residents at the census.

In Old Town & Motcombe, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Old Town & Motcombe, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.