Buxton Drive, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 4AS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TN39 4AS has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48%	49.8%	1.8%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	52%	50.2%	-1.8%	49.0%	1.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	24.1%	30.6%	6.5%	37.9%	-7.3%
Married: Opposite sex	51.9%	44.2%	-7.7%	44.2%	0.0%
Separated	3.7%	2.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	12.4%	15.1%	2.7%	9.1%	6.0%
Widowed	7.9%	7.8%	-0.1%	6.1%	1.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.2%	45.3%	3.1%	48.4%	-3.1%
Good health	34.8%	39.2%	4.4%	33.6%	5.6%
Fair health	17.9%	12.2%	-5.7%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	3.4%	2.6%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 16.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.1%	22.2%	-8.9%	18.2%	4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.8%	16.7%	0.9%	9.6%	7.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	15.6%	1.1%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	7.9%	6.2%	-1.7%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.1%	19.8%	5.7%	16.9%	2.9%
Degree or Similar	14.1%	16.3%	2.2%	33.8%	-17.5%
Other	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.9% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.5%	-0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	97.3%	92.9%	-4.4%	81.4%	11.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	97%	93.6%	-3.4%	83.2%	10.4%
European Union	1.4%	3.5%	2.1%	6.1%	-2.6%
Africa	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	5.6%	-4.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96.6%	93.9%	-2.7%	83.2%	10.7%
10+ Years	0%	3.9%	3.9%	9.8%	-5.9%
5-10 Years	0%	1%	1.0%	2.9%	-1.9%
2-5 Years	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	2.4%	0.6%	-1.8%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.2%	76.7%	2.5%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	17%	13.5%	3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.8%	37.2%	12.6%
Christian	43.4%	46.2%	-2.8%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	0.6%	6.5%	-5.9%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Buxton Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Buxton Drive was 34.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.2% higher than the Bexhill Collington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Buxton Drive has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bexhill Collington and the 108th lowest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,800

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in TN39 4AS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Buxton Drive are based on 152 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Rother.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Buxton Drive, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 4AS

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN39 4AS

Average Price
£321,867

Semi-Detached
£324,938

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£367,543

Flats/Maisonettes
£156,823

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Buxton Drive

Average Price
£255,467

Semi-Detached
£276,290

Terraced
£240,025

Detached
£353,764

Flats/Maisonettes
£129,473

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Buxton DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
101 Buxton Drive, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2024-04-11	£350,732
126 Buxton Drive, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£355,000	2022-12-09	£344,274
112 Buxton Drive, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2022-11-22	£407,002
125 Buxton Drive, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2022-07-28	£313,465
118 Buxton Drive, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£362,000	2022-06-07	£372,482

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN39 4AS

Employment

TN39 4AS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Retired	70
Full-Time Employee	70
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	34
Student (economically inactive)	11
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Education	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Construction	13
Other	8
Manufacturing	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill All Saints Lane , Sidley TN39 5HA	3out of 4	561 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Offa Primary Academy Down Road , TN39 4HS	3out of 4	624 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chantry Community Primary School Barrack Road , TN40 2AT	3out of 4	648 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Gunters Lane , TN39 4ED	3out of 4	976 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Buckhurst Road , TN40 1QE	4out of 4	1,124 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bexhill High Academy Gunters Lane , TN39 4BY	3out of 4	1,066 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard's Catholic College Ashdown Road , TN40 1SE	4out of 4	1,901 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The St Leonards Academy Edinburgh Campus, , Edinburgh Road TN38 8HH	3out of 4	5,099 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bexhill College Penland Road , TN40 2JG	- not rated	1,866 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Workplace Down Road , TN39 4HS	- not rated	564 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School and 6th Form College Wrestwood Road , TN40 2LU	1out of 4	1,293 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glyne Gap School School Place , Hastings Road TN40 2PU	4out of 4	2,577 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Headstart Crouch Lane , Ninfield TN33 9EG	- not rated	4,586 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saxon Mount School Edinburgh Road , TN38 8HH	3out of 4	5,155 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pelham Coffee Lounge	Pelham Hotel Holliers Hill	501 yd
Windmill Drive Cafe	1 Windmill Drive	575 yd
Earls Mercantile	21B Ninfield Road	588 yd
Cafe Express	45 Ninfield Road	592 yd
Chilli Tree Asia Cuisine	1 King Offa Way	632 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sidley Working Men's Club	34A Holliers Hill	488 yd
The New Inn	32 Ninfield Road	633 yd
Downs Home Guard Club	Downs Home Guard Club, 56 London Road	776 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eastern Flavour	Eastern Flavour, 23 Ninfield Road	578 yd
Sidley Fish & Chips	46 Ninfield Road	618 yd
Pizza Base	42 Ninfield Road	622 yd
Sun Wah	44 Ninfield Road	626 yd
Bexhill Fried Chicken	60 Ninfield Road	630 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	57 - 69 London Road		916 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sidley Recreation Ground Canada Way	cycling, grass pitches	405 yd
Christchurch Methodist Church SPRINGFIELD ROAD		432 yd
Bexhill Leisure Centre DOWN ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	573 yd
The Down Down Road	grass pitches	742 yd
Gullivers Sports Ground (Closed) North Road	grass pitches	746 yd
St John Ambulance Headquarters (Closed) Beeching Close		906 yd
Physiques Gym LITTLE COMMON ROAD	health and fitness suite	908 yd
Bexhill College Sports Hall (Closed) 57-59 57-59 Turkey Road	artificial grass pitch	954 yd
Bexhill College (Gunters Lane Playing Field) GUNTERS LANE	grass pitches	958 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	67 Mbit/s
Average download speed	61.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.