# BN20 7QN: area report for a postcode in Eastbourne

BN20 7QN is a postcode in Eastbourne.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Eastbourne. Open the map at BN20 7QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) › [BN20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn20) › [BN20 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn20-7)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Eastbourne 012F: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **Eastbourne, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **No property in BN20 7QN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 012F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN20 7QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN20 7QN**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN
- **6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Andrew's Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-prep-e114652) | Independent | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bede's Prep School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedes-prep-school-e114653) | Independent | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Meads Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-meads-church-of-england-primary-school-e147712) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastbourne College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbourne-college-e114650) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gildredge House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gildredge-house-e139796) | All-through | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2023 | £562,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £1,675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (140 m)
- Supermarkets: Cook Eastbourne (70 m, Cook); Co-op FR Meads Eastbourne (120 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Eastbourne Meads Express (200 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £254,636** (July 2026). Eastbourne’s average house price was £254,636 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,236** (2025). Full-time workers living in Eastbourne earned a median of £37,236 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 133rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Eastbourne costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Eastbourne has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Eastbourne 012F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Eastbourne 012F has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,364th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 012F was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 10,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,250** (2021). Eastbourne 012F had 2,250 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,420th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.3%** (January 2026). In Eastbourne 012F, 80.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BN20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN20 was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 746th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,283** (2021). BN20 had 22,283 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,324th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in BN20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.1%** (January 2026). In BN20, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne)
- Centre: 50.7570, 0.2667

Council: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastbourne): Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.2667,50.7570,BN207QN

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