# BN23 7QZ: area report for a postcode in Eastbourne

BN23 7QZ 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 BN23 7QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) › [BN23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn23) › [BN23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Eastbourne 003D: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **Pevensey and Westham, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **9 of 9 properties in BN23 7QZ 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=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN23 7QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN23 7QZ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **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=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ
- **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=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Catherine's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-college-e143035) | Secondary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Langney Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langney-primary-academy-e146231) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Rise Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-rise-primary-school-and-nursery-e114466) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-haven-church-of-england-methodist-primary-school-e149523) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tollgate Community Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tollgate-community-junior-school-e149964) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shinewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shinewater-primary-school-e144662) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Turing School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-turing-school-e148179) | Secondary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2023 | £289,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2024 | £268,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (760 m); BOOTS (760 m); BOOTS (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Eastbourne Superstore (640 m, Asda); Aldi 1A Pacific Drive, Eastbourne (890 m, Aldi); Iceland Eastbourne Langney (920 m, Iceland); Tesco Eastbourne Langney Shopping Centre Superstore (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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.1** (2025). Eastbourne 003D has a deprivation score of 17.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,528th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £289,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 003D was £289,950 in 2025. Joint 15,235th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,604** (2021). Eastbourne 003D had 1,604 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,905th 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 003D, 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.

## BN23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £283,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN23 was £283,000 in 2025. Joint 1,023rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,159** (2021). BN23 had 29,159 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 968th 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: 79%** (2022). About 79% of people in BN23 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In BN23, 95.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne)
- Centre: 50.8005, 0.3160

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=0.3160,50.8005,BN237QZ

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