Mount Pleasant area report

Highlights

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Mount Pleasant, East Sussex — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Mount Pleasant’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within East Sussex, Mount Pleasant ranks 4th cheapest of 6, 3rd safest and 3rd most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £307,500 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Mount Pleasant have fallen 3% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 1,535 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Mount Pleasant (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 4 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 5 then).

Schools

• 100% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• ≈71 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026) This district
• 86% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Mount Pleasant that changed hands in the last five years, 13.2% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 3.9 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 20.83% over 8.05 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 5.8% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/mount pleasant.

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Nearby areas we cover: Denton, Newhaven, Newhaven.