Neighbourhood · Rother · South East
Bexhill North & Sidley
Rother 007 · 6 sub-areas · 10,017 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (71/100)Watch-out: Couples (45/100)Liveability 47/100 · Below medianResidential
Bexhill North & Sidley is a settled residential pocket of Rother. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 142 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
47/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Bexhill North & Sidley?
A snapshot of Bexhill North & Sidley
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,162 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bexhill North & Sidley in Rother
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Bexhill North & Sidley?
- The median monthly rent across Bexhill North & Sidley is £1,162.
- How safe is Bexhill North & Sidley?
- Bexhill North & Sidley has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Bexhill North & Sidley?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Bexhill North & Sidley?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Bexhill North & Sidley, of which 33% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3106 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Bexhill North & Sidley?
- The most common council tax band in Bexhill North & Sidley is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,262. Council tax is set by Rother council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Bexhill North & Sidley to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bexhill North & Sidley to central London is approximately 142 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Bexhill North & Sidley?
- 100% of premises in Bexhill North & Sidley are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Bexhill North & Sidley?
- Bexhill North & Sidley sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Bexhill North & Sidley?
- 57% of households in Bexhill North & Sidley are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Bexhill North & Sidley?
- The average property price across Rother (the local authority covering Bexhill North & Sidley) is approximately £342,667, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Bexhill North & Sidley a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.31 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,790.)
- Which local areas are part of Bexhill North & Sidley?
- Bexhill North & Sidley contains 6 local areas: Rother 007C, Rother 007D, Rother 007F, Rother 007B, Rother 007A…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Bexhill North & Sidley
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Bexhill North & Sidley?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Bexhill North & Sidley is £1,162. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Bexhill North & Sidley a safe place to live?
- Bexhill North & Sidley has a safety score of 35/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Bexhill North & Sidley?
- 33% of schools within 2 km of Bexhill North & Sidley are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Bexhill North & Sidley?
- Public-transport commute time from Bexhill North & Sidley to central London is approximately 142 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Bexhill North & Sidley different from the rest of Rother?
- Bexhill North & Sidley contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Bexhill North & Sidley rank in Rother?
- Bexhill North & Sidley scores 47/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Rother, see the Cities table on the Rother page.
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