# BN21 2XJ: area report for a postcode in Eastbourne

BN21 2XJ 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 2XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) › [BN21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn21) › [BN21 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn21-2)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Eastbourne 006E: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **Hampden Park (Sussex), 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **No property in BN21 2XJ 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=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN21 2XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN21 2XJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **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=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ratton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ratton-school-e138474) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ocklynge Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ocklynge-junior-school-e144954) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Sussex College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-sussex-college-group-e130665) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Cavendish School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cavendish-school-e138475) | All-through | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Summerdown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerdown-school-e149138) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Parkland Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkland-infant-school-e144659) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Parkland Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkland-junior-school-e144660) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Motcombe Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/motcombe-infants-school-e114460) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £609,130 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £247,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £795,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Kings Drive (850 m, Morrisons); Co-op Framfield Way (920 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.7** (2025). Eastbourne 006E has a deprivation score of 21.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,337th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 006E was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,577** (2021). Eastbourne 006E had 1,577 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,333rd 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: 86.6%** (January 2026). In Eastbourne 006E, 86.6% 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.

## 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: 50.7897, 0.2578

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=0.2578,50.7897,BN212XJ

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