# BN22 8UQ: area report for a postcode in Eastbourne

BN22 8UQ 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 BN22 8UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) › [BN22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn22) › [BN22 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn22-8)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 65% on July. Eastbourne 007C: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **Eastbourne, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **2 of 38 properties in BN22 8UQ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 34 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN22 8UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN22 8UQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Roselands Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roselands-infants-school-e148707) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Stafford Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stafford-junior-school-e148724) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Anderida Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anderida-learning-centre-e139657) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Infants School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-infants-school-e149965) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bourne-primary-school-e114473) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 33% 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 | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Tollgate Community Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tollgate-community-junior-school-e149964) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 57% 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 | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £417,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SOVEREIGN PRACTICE (700 m); SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (680 m); NEWMAN PHARMACY (940 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Eastbourne Seaside Express (520 m, Tesco); Budgens Firle Road (630 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Eastbourne Seaside Local (890 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Eastbourne Extra (940 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.0** (2025). Eastbourne 007C has a deprivation score of 26.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,462nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £247,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 007C was £247,500 in 2025. Joint 11,243rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,887** (2021). Eastbourne 007C had 1,887 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,506th 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: 92.1%** (January 2026). In Eastbourne 007C, 92.1% 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.

## BN22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN22 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,618** (2021). BN22 had 31,618 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 831st 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: 64%** (2022). About 64% of people in BN22 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In BN22, 92.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne)
- Centre: 50.7807, 0.2930

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=0.2930,50.7807,BN228UQ

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