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Bexhill Central

Middle area

South west Rother. 9,361 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Bexhill Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£205,000
Joint 1,588th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,960
Joint 2,161st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bexhill Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bexhill Central at a rate of 137.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.0 per 1,000 people across Rother.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences408
Shoplifting306
Anti-social behaviour220
Other crime179
Criminal damage and arson88
Burglary29
Vehicle crime25
Drug offences14
Robbery11
Theft from the person5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bexhill Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bexhill CentralMiddle
Median sale price11 middle areas, Rother · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rother11 areas from £205,000 to £500,000. The middle area is £405,000. Bexhill Central is £205,000.
£205,000cheapest
Population11 middle areas, Rother · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rother11 areas from 6,349 to 10,532. The middle area is 8,136. Bexhill Central is 8,960.
8,9605th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 middle areas, Rother · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rother11 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bexhill Central is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Rother · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rother11 areas from 50.0% to 93.6%. The middle area is 77.3%. Bexhill Central is 89.1%.
89.1%2nd highest

Is Bexhill Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bexhill Central at a rate of 137.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.0 per 1,000 people across Rother.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 105 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bexhill Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (408), shoplifting (306) and anti-social behaviour (220).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Rother

These figures are published for the whole of Rother, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rother and not Bexhill Central alone. See Rother

Average house price
£337,816
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,197
100th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
Joint 108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bexhill Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bexhill Central was £205,000 in 2025.

Bexhill Central had 8,960 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Bexhill Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bexhill Central, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.