# BN21 4NS: area report for a postcode in Eastbourne

BN21 4NS 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 4NS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) › [BN21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn21) › [BN21 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn21-4)

## Around this postcode

- **328 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Eastbourne 011B: 244 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **Eastbourne, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **No property in BN21 4NS 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=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN21 4NS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN21 4NS**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **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=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastbourne College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbourne-college-e114650) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bourne-primary-school-e114473) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Anderida Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anderida-learning-centre-e139657) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Gildredge House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gildredge-house-e139796) | All-through | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-a-becket-catholic-primary-school-e151679) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Roselands Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roselands-infants-school-e148707) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [St Andrew's Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-prep-e114652) | Independent | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Stafford Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stafford-junior-school-e148724) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £371,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2026 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2023 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £253,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £945,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £790,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £445,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Eastbourne (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (260 m); GROVE ROAD SURGERY (480 m); ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY (580 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (210 m); BOOTS (350 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (380 m); ARLINGTON ROAD PHARMACY (580 m); GRAND PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: FIRST CHOICE DENTAL CLINIC (180 m); DENTAL SURGERY (210 m); TRINITY TREES (DENTAL SURGERY) (240 m); BEECH HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m); M & M DENTAL LABORATORY (270 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Eastbourne (180 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Trinity (300 m, Morrisons); Tesco Eastbrne Terminus Express (310 m, Tesco); M&S Eastbourne (350 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Eastbourne (410 m, Iceland)

## 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.0** (2025). Eastbourne 011B has a deprivation score of 30.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 011B was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 8,738th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,614** (2021). Eastbourne 011B had 1,614 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,407th 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Eastbourne 011B, 89.7% 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: 50.7659, 0.2850

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=0.2850,50.7659,BN214NS

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