Telham’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Telham’s built-up area.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TelhamEast Sussex
It is a village of 827 residents in East Sussex, South East.
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Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
827
Census 2021 · Rother council
Median home
£578K
22 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.7
32% are 65+ · East Sussex 22%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Telham a good place to live?
Telham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Homes change hands at a median £577,500. 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Telham stand out
The 3 things Telham does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.1 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Telham.
Work & commute
Telham is a driving town: 85% of commuters go by car, above East Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.5. A third of commuters travelled under 5 km, below East Sussex’s towns (53%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. The census counted 46% of workers working mainly from home. About 2% of its commuters stay in Telham for work.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot8%
Train4%
Bus1%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Telham than in East Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 87%
12% rent privately, lower than both East Sussex’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (21%). Council and housing-body homes hold 1% of households. Private rents average £1,165 a month across the Rother council area.
£578Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Telham£578K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £665,000 | 17 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,165
average private rent a month, Rother council area
£2,770
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Telham than in East Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 4.8 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence came to 14.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below East Sussex’s towns (17.9) and England’s towns (22) alike. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 23 offences in Telham and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour.
14.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual13
Other theft4
Damage & arson2
Weapons2
Public order1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social1
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
14.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
23
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Just 3.7% of people in Telham say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in East Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
84% of Telham’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above East Sussex’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.1 miles off. A disability affects 18% of people in the town.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Telham | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Telham is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than East Sussex’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 25% of the total, above East Sussex’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Scaled to its population, that is 60 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Telham.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
60
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Telham skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than East Sussex’s towns or England’s towns
Degrees are held by two in five adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below East Sussex’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Typical age in Telham: 54.7, the median.
54.7median age
TelhamEast SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Telham | East Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 36% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · East Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Telham
13pages on Telham
The big questions
Safety14.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £578K · rent £1,165 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street GlengorseSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81 (men), 84.7 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Telham’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BattleWestfieldNinfieldHastingsBexhill-on-SeaRobertsbridgeFairlightTelham
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telham | 827 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Battle | 5,326 | 1.1 | B− | D− | C+ | B+ |
| Westfield | 1,271 | 3.1 | — | D− | D | B |
| Ninfield | 1,296 | 3.8 | — | D | B− | A |
| Hastings | 91,497 | 3.9 | D | D− | D | D |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 43,750 | 4.5 | C− | D− | C | C− |
| Robertsbridge | 1,439 | 5.5 | — | D− | D | A |
| Fairlight | 1,561 | 7.2 | — | D− | A+ | B+ |
Westfield, Ninfield, Robertsbridge and Fairlight have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Telham
How many listed buildings are there in Telham?
That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Telham?
Band D council tax in Telham is £2,770 for 2026–27, more than in 99% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Telham
Village in East Sussex, England
Telham is a built-up area of 827 people, in the Rother council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 827 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Rother
- County
- East Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006355
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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