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 to 13 Nov, A272 1-3 Oct
Framfield Road at Buxted is shut day and night to 13 November. The A272 at Hadlow Down closes 1 to 3 October. Uckfield line buses run to at least 5 October.
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Crowborough bin days: bank holidays collected as normal
Wealden collects on every bank holiday except Christmas, though the Crowborough tip shuts. Garden waste is £66 a bin, bulky waste £67, missed bins by 5pm next day.
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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.