Towns and cities in East Sussex by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 66 populated places in East Sussex, ranked by current population. The largest is Eastbourne, with 101,689 people.

Every place in East Sussex, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get East Sussex's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds. We hold no single official figure for this area. Why figures differ.

0.46M

sum of the places listed below

towns & places

Eastbourne

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Eastbourne	101,689
2	Hastings	92,855
3	Bexhill-on-Sea	43,754
4	Hailsham	23,411
5	Seaford	22,584
6	Crowborough	21,688
7	Peacehaven	18,579
8	Uckfield	18,452
9	Lewes	17,297
10	Newhaven	12,854
11	Saint Leonards-on-Sea	10,001
12	Rye	9,041
13	Battle	6,800
14	Wadhurst	4,051
15	Newick	3,726
16	Forest Row	3,704
17	Ringmer	3,165
18	Pevensey	3,152
19	Pevensey Bay	2,864
20	Horam	2,188
21	Robertsbridge	2,047
22	Town Row	1,842
23	Buxted	1,831
24	Northiam	1,785
25	Ticehurst	1,705
26	Friston	1,620
27	Fairlight	1,516
28	Ditchling	1,476
29	Winchelsea Beach	1,362
30	Bodle Street	1,359
31	Burwash	1,317
32	Ninfield	1,307
33	Camber	1,265
34	Herstmonceux	1,130
35	Plumpton Green	1,123
36	Groombridge	1,120
37	Flimwell	1,100
38	Wivelsfield Green	1,091
39	South Chailey	1,021
40	Heathfield	1,001
41	Upper Hartfield	985
42	Icklesham	941
43	East Hoathly	893
44	Sedlescombe	891
45	Crowhurst	891
46	Kingston near Lewes	831
47	Alfriston	829
48	Burwash Common	782
49	Frant	781
50	Staplecross	760
51	Framfield	665
52	Catsfield	639
53	Rodmell	527
54	Hadlow Down	469
55	Iden	456
56	Rye Harbour	448
57	Etchingham	405
58	Bodiam	391
59	Pett	390
60	Halland	369
61	Plumpton	341
62	Fletching	301
63	Hellingly	286
64	Cliff End	244
65	Danehill	219
66	Ripe	216

Common questions

What is the largest town in East Sussex?

Eastbourne, with 101,689 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 66 recorded places in East Sussex by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.