High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£240,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN20 7AE
Postcode
BN20 7AE
Coordinates
50.7595, 0.2824
Grid reference
TV610980
Easting
561,073
Northing
98,029
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22Q75J+RX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Eastbourne
Travel to Work
Eastbourne
ITL Region
Eastbourne
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8788
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8788 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · BN20 7AE
HM Land Registry · Eastbourne
Average price
£346,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £240,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £240,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£605k£400k£195k
Feb '24Nov '24Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BN20 7AE
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN20 7AE
Counts are for Meads electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY +27%
24120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
18
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.3%
Other White12.7%
African2.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
White Irish1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 7.2%
Religion
Christian42.7%
No religion34.7%
Not answered17.9%
Muslim2.8%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4915.8%
50–6414.5%
25–3413.1%
65–7410.7%
75–848.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 37.1%
Households
Any member 66+25.4%
Other24.6%
All members 66+8.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.7%
+ 6 other households · 25.5%
Administrative Information
Eastbourne
Local Authority
Council AreaEastbourne E14001219
Constituency
E14001219Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Meads
Constituency code
E14001219
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Eastbourne, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Eastbourne
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving East Sussex
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Sussex Downs and Weald
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 97R
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 011C E01020937
E01020937MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 011 E02004366
E02004366LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 011C E01020937
E01020937MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 011 E02004366
E02004366Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:38 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN20 7AE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8788
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020937 and MSOA E02004366 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN20 7AE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN20 7AE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
40.2
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 1–14FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–13FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
46.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
71%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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