Compare

Bexhill Central

Ward

South west Rother. About 5,877 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by ward

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.

Population
5,603
Joint 3,250th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bexhill Central compares

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

Bexhill CentralMiddle
Population21 wards, Rother · 2021
Population: every ward in Rother21 areas from 2,197 to 6,122. The middle area is 4,750. Bexhill Central is 5,603.
5,6032nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Rother · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rother21 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bexhill Central is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Rother · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rother21 areas from 15.9% to 94.0%. The middle area is 74.8%. Bexhill Central is 88.2%.
88.2%4th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Rother · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rother21 areas from 1.5% to 6.4%. The middle area is 2.6%. Bexhill Central is 6.4%.
6.4%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 141.2 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, 71 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 (279), anti-social behaviour (171) and shoplifting (169).

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 ward, 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

Bexhill Central had 5,603 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, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bexhill Central, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.