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Ratton

Ward

North west Eastbourne. About 9,635 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 71% of people in Ratton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,358
Joint 2,761st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
71%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ratton compares

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

RattonMiddle
Population9 wards, Eastbourne · 2021
Population: every ward in Eastbourne9 areas from 9,358 to 14,436. The middle area is 10,941. Ratton is 9,358.
9,358least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, Eastbourne · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Eastbourne9 areas from 62.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 90.0%. Ratton is 71.0%.
71%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, Eastbourne · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Eastbourne9 areas from 77.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 97.0%. Ratton is 91.9%.
91.9%4th lowest
Claimant rate9 wards, Eastbourne · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Eastbourne9 areas from 2.2% to 8.6%. The middle area is 4.7%. Ratton is 2.2%.
2.2%lowest

Is Ratton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ratton at a rate of 104.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 140.9 per 1,000 people across Eastbourne.

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

In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ratton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (347), shoplifting (243) and anti-social behaviour (182).

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 Eastbourne

These figures are published for the whole of Eastbourne, not for each ward, so they describe all of Eastbourne and not Ratton alone. See Eastbourne

Average house price
£255,642
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,236
133rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
Joint 155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.9
Joint 92nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ratton in brief

Ratton had 9,358 usual residents at the census.

About 71% of people in Ratton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ratton, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ratton, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.