BN24 postcode area guide — Rother
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN24 postcode district in Rother — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN24
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
21.6%
Gigabit-capable
21.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the BN24 postcode district (Rother) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 350 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 21.6%.
Around 0.2% of premises in BN24 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BN24
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN24 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| BN24 5AB | 100% | 0% |
| BN24 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| BN24 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| BN24 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| BN24 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| BN24 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| BN24 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BN24 5AL | 100% | 73.3% |
| BN24 5AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Rother
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Rother district (50,409 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
9.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN24
Police recorded 17 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 7 | 41.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 35.3% |
| Other theft | 2 | 11.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 11.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BN24
Based on 147 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN24 is £345,000, down 4.2% on the previous year (£360,000).
Detached
£409,995
60 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
47 sales
Terraced
£275,000
22 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN24
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Dittons Road | BN24 5ER |
| 13 May 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Beechfield Close | BN24 5FH |
| 8 May 2026 | £332,500 | Semi-detached | Sunset Close | BN24 6SA |
| 6 May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Marine Avenue | BN24 6RA |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Flat | Seaville Drive | BN24 6AZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | The Square | BN24 6SG |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Arundel Close | BN24 6SF |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | Eastbourne Road | BN24 6BL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Marine Avenue | BN24 6RA |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Hazel Croft | BN24 5GW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Rother demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Rother district (93,113 residents, 42,102 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.6% |
| 15–29 | 16.3% |
| 30–44 | 14.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.4% |
| 65+ | 32.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.7% |
| Private rented | 16.2% |
| Social rented | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN24
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Cross School | Primary | 4–11 | 419 | BN24 5EF |
| Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 415 | BN24 5LP |
| Hankham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 107 | BN24 5AY |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BN24
57 rated food businesses operate in BN24. 45 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anderida Adolescent Care, Bakehouse Kitchen, Be-Rad Watersports, Bluebell Barn Childrens Nursery, C Stevens Traditional Butcher.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN24
From a sample of 167 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BN24 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
34%
Band C
22%
Band D
32%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Rother
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.