# TN38 8EG: area report for a postcode in Rother

TN38 8EG is a postcode in Rother.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Rother. Open the map at TN38 8EG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) › [TN38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn38) › [TN38 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn38-8)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 44% on July. Rother 006E: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **Crowhurst, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **No property in TN38 8EG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Rother 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **£337,816 average price**: For the whole of Rother, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **75% can get gigabit broadband at TN38 8EG**: Superfast for 75%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TN38 8EG**: Road 56 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Robsack Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robsack-wood-primary-school-e141263) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Churchwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchwood-primary-school-e141261) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mulberry West St Leonards Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mulberry-west-st-leonards-primary-e140179) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saxon Mount School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saxon-mount-school-e141475) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Mulberry Academy St Leonards](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mulberry-academy-st-leonards-e152503) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| July 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| September 2025 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |
| October 2023 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| November 2024 | £267,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 480 m |
| February 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| February 2025 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 520 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SOUTH SAXON HOUSE SURGERY (510 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £337,816** (July 2026). Rother’s average house price was £337,816 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,197** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rother earned a median of £36,197 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 100th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Rother costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Rother has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rother 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Rother 006E has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,814th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,421** (2021). Rother 006E had 1,421 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,162nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 39.4%** (January 2026). In Rother 006E, 39.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.6%** (August 2026). In Rother 006E, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## TN38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £278,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN38 was £278,500 in 2025. 983rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,367** (2021). TN38 had 29,367 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 957th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TN38 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.7%** (January 2026). In TN38, 72.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)
- Centre: 50.8707, 0.5201

Council: [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bexhill and Battle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle): Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5201,50.8707,TN388EG

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