Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN20 7EA
Postcode
BN20 7EA
Coordinates
50.7640, 0.2745
Grid reference
TV604985
Easting
560,498
Northing
98,517
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22Q77F+JQ
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.
20194
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20194 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BN20 7EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN20 7EA
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.86.9%
Other White5.8%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Christian58.6%
No religion30.3%
Not answered6.8%
Jewish1.3%
+ other · 3.0%
Age groups
75–8427.0%
65–7422.6%
50–6416.2%
85 years and over13.3%
35–499.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 11.2%
Households
Any member 66+41.4%
All members 66+25.1%
Other12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children3.8%
+ 5 other households · 10.0%
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 012B E01020932
E01020932MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 012 E02004367
E02004367LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 012B E01020932
E01020932MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 012 E02004367
E02004367Urban: 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
February 1984
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~42 years
Active Duration
1984 -> PresentFebruary 1984 — Introduced
Postcode BN20 7EA 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: 20194
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020932 and MSOA E02004367 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN20 7EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1984
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~42 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN20 7EA
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-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
46.7
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 1–14FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–13FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 18%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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