# BN21 1HE: area report for a postcode in Eastbourne

BN21 1HE 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 BN21 1HE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) › [BN21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn21) › [BN21 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn21-1)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Eastbourne 009E: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **Eastbourne, 840 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **No property in BN21 1HE 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=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN21 1HE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN21 1HE**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **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=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gildredge House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gildredge-house-e139796) | All-through | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Motcombe Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/motcombe-infants-school-e114460) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-a-becket-catholic-primary-school-e151679) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [The Cavendish School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cavendish-school-e138475) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastbourne College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbourne-college-e114650) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The South Downs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-south-downs-school-e142745) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Pashley Down Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pashley-down-infant-school-e114461) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Bourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bourne-primary-school-e114473) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £153,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £213,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £111,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Eastbourne (840 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY (700 m); GROVE ROAD SURGERY (800 m)
- Pharmacies: ARLINGTON ROAD PHARMACY (700 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: THE ANNEXE (690 m); ORCHARD DENTAL GROUP (690 m); 3 TERMINUS BUILDINGS [DENTAL PRACTICE] (720 m); TERMINUS BUILDINGS (DENTAL SURGERY) (720 m); DENTAL SURGERY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Eastbourne (180 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Eastbourne Grove Road (790 m, Morrisons); Tesco Eastbourne Grove Express (870 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 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.3** (2025). Eastbourne 009E has a deprivation score of 19.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,235th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £244,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 009E was £244,000 in 2025. Joint 10,907th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,861** (2021). Eastbourne 009E had 1,861 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,134th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Eastbourne 009E, 99.2% 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.

## BN21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN21 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,612** (2021). BN21 had 26,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,097th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BN21 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In BN21, 93.6% 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: 50.7725, 0.2704

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=0.2704,50.7725,BN211HE

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