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Appendix 1, Cabinet

Committee report · Cabinet · Tue 30 Jun 2026 · East Sussex County Council · agenda item 6

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East Sussex has a significantly higher proportion of people aged 65 and over than England and the South East, and Rother has the second highest proportion of over-65s and over-85s in the country. p4

Hastings was ranked the 3rd most deprived Lower Tier Authority in the country out of 296, with parts of Broomsgrove in Hastings among the most deprived 1% of areas nationally. p5

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  • p4Summary Population – East Sussex has a significantly higher proportion of the population aged 65+ than both England and the South East. Rother has the second highest proportion of people aged 65 and over and 85 and over in the country. The number of over 65s in the county will continue to grow at a much faster rate than our working age population; we are expecting an increase of 8.7% in the 65-84 age group and an increase of 21.7% in the over 85 age group in the next four years Children and young people – more children achieve a good level of development at the Early Years Foundation Stage than nationally. However, the levels of attainment at Key Stage 2, and at Key Stage 4 (Progress 8 and Attainment 8) are lower than nationally. We continue to see higher levels of demand for children’s social care and more complex cases but work to prevent and reduce risks in families has resulted in a lower rate of Child Protection Plans in 2025/26. The number of Children We Care For (Children Looked After) has increased, and we have continued to see significant increased demand for support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including for Home to School Transport. Health and wellbeing – East Sussex has a consistently higher life expectancy for both men and women than the national average. However, there is variation across the county with lower life expectancies in areas of high deprivation. There is a lower percentage of people who are overweight or obese in East Sussex overall compared to nationally. Smoking levels are higher than average in the more deprived parts of the county. Adults – more people in East Sussex than the national average are living with long-term health conditions where the onset increases with age. The number of people receiving long term support from adult social care has continued to increase in 2025/26, with the majority aged 65 or over.
  • p5Projections indicate that the number of people with dementia, and those with multiple long-term conditions will continue to increase in the coming years. A higher percentage of the population were providing unpaid care in 2021 in East Sussex than nationally. Housing - house prices in East Sussex remain higher than the national average. The ratio of median house prices to median earnings is also higher than the England average, but is lower than the South East average. Rented housing makes up a significant proportion of the housing sector in East Sussex, and there were significant rises in the cost of private rented housing between 2019 and 2026. Deprivation – as a county, East Sussex is ranked 91 out of 153 Upper Tier Local Authorities on the Index of Multiple Deprivation rank. This is a similar level of deprivation to Kent. However, deprivation varies across the county, with parts of Broomsgrove in Hastings in the most deprived 1% of Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in the country, while an LSOA in Uckfield is in the least deprived 2%. Overall, Hastings was ranked as the 3 rd most deprived Lower Tier Authority in the country (out of 296). Economy – estimated employment rates decreased in 2025 and are lower than the national and South East averages. The rate of people claiming unemployment benefits in the county is below the national average but continues to be higher than the regional rate. Youth unemployment remains higher than the overall rate for adults aged 16-64 in the county and is also higher than the national average. Environment – East Sussex has a rich natural environment, with over two thirds of the county covered by one or more environmental designations. 8% of the county is within a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Civil Society – there are a diverse range of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in East Sussex, working at every level, neighbourhood, town/parish, and district/borough.

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