# BN23 8JH: area report for a postcode in Eastbourne

BN23 8JH 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 8JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) › [BN23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn23) › [BN23 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn23-8)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 66% on July. Eastbourne 001A: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **Pevensey and Westham, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **No property in BN23 8JH 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=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Eastbourne 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **£254,636 average price**: For the whole of Eastbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN23 8JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN23 8JH**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shinewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shinewater-primary-school-e144662) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hazel Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazel-court-school-e145254) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [The Turing School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-turing-school-e148179) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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 | – |
| [Stone Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-cross-school-e114484) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langney Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langney-primary-academy-e146231) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heron Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heron-park-primary-academy-e138390) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-college-e143035) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £372,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £337,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2023 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £227,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (380 m); BOOTS (690 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); PCT DENTAL CLINIC (340 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Shinewater (340 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Eastbourne Langney (680 m, Iceland); Tesco Eastbourne Langney Shopping Centre Superstore (700 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.2** (2025). Eastbourne 001A has a deprivation score of 26.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,350th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £372,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastbourne 001A was £372,500 in 2025. Joint 10,273rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,386** (2021). Eastbourne 001A had 1,386 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,600th least 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: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Eastbourne 001A, 93.9% 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: 50.8090, 0.2997

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=0.2997,50.8090,BN238JH

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