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

BN22 8UW 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 8UW 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

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Eastbourne 007E: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **Eastbourne, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **22 of 22 properties in BN22 8UW at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN22 8UW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **Low road and rail noise at BN22 8UW**: Road 49 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **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=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW
- **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=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stafford Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stafford-junior-school-e148724) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roselands Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roselands-infants-school-e148707) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-a-becket-catholic-primary-school-e151679) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Anderida Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anderida-learning-centre-e139657) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bourne-primary-school-e114473) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Infants School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-infants-school-e149965) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [East Sussex College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-sussex-college-group-e130665) | Sixth form and further education | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Summerdown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerdown-school-e149138) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| October 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Firle Road (780 m, Budgens); Tesco Eastbourne Seaside Express (960 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 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.6** (2025). Eastbourne 007E has a deprivation score of 9.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £368,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 007E was £368,000 in 2025. Joint 10,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,756** (2021). Eastbourne 007E had 1,756 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,345th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Eastbourne 007E, 100.0% 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: 50.7813, 0.2869

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=0.2869,50.7813,BN228UW

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