Crowborough Local Information
Practical local information for Crowborough: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Crowborough Roadworks: Buxted Shut, Rail Buses to 2 Nov
Framfield Road at Buxted is shut 24/7 to 13 November. The A265 at Burwash shuts overnight 5 to 10 October. Uckfield line buses run to at least 2 November.
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Crowborough bin day: find yours and which bin goes out
Look up your Crowborough bin day by postcode. Rubbish and recycling alternate fortnightly, food waste is weekly, and bank holidays run as normal bar Christmas.
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Parking in Crowborough: free, but three hours and a £70 fine
Every council car park in Crowborough is free, including 130 long-stay bays at Croft Road. The traps: no return within three hours, and a £70 excess charge.
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Crowborough council tax 2026/27: £2,777.14 at band D
Band D in Crowborough is £2,777.14 for 2026/27. The full A to H table, the four precepts inside it, and why Wealden's own share did not rise at all this year.
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Crowborough house prices: £437,500 median in TN6
Crowborough homes sold for a £437,500 median over the past year, £48,500 above the Wealden average. Prices by type, and how the district's towns compare.
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Crowborough to London: 1h09 direct, one train an hour
Direct Southern trains take 1 hour 9 minutes to London Bridge, but only one an hour, at 44 minutes past. Fares, the £3,936 season ticket and station parking.
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Things to do in Crowborough: 11 days out, priced
Ashdown Forest is free to walk but every car park now charges up to £5 a day. Eleven places within half an hour of Crowborough, with prices checked this week.
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Crowborough planning: 858 homes drafted by 2042
Wealden's draft plan puts 858 homes in Crowborough parish by 2042, 165 of them on eight named sites. The district target has jumped from 1,200 to 1,457 a year.
Schools
Crowborough term dates 2026/27: half term from 24 Oct
East Sussex half term is 24 October to 1 November 2026, but Beacon Academy pupils finish on Wednesday 21 October. Every holiday for 2026/27, school by school.
Bins
Crowborough Christmas bins: 2026 dates due mid-November
Wealden has not set its Christmas 2026 bin dates yet. Last year every collection from 25 December ran one day late until 10 January. The full 2025 table is here.
Tip
Crowborough tip opening times: 9am-5pm, book a slot first
Crowborough tip opens 9am to 5pm on weekdays and 9am to 1pm at weekends, all year. You must book a slot. Christmas hours, winter times at nearby tips, and the rules.
Trains
Crowborough Christmas trains: no Uckfield line on Boxing Day
No trains run on Christmas Day, and last year the Uckfield line had none on Boxing Day either. What is known for 2026, last year's closures and the last 29 bus.
Half term
Crowborough October half term 2026: 24 Oct to 1 Nov
October half term in East Sussex runs 24 October to 1 November 2026; Beacon Academy is off from 22 October. Eleven things on near Crowborough, with prices.