Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23571
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23571 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.
Police Recorded Crime near BN21 2RB
Crime trends · near BN21 2RB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY +133%
ASB
10
YoY +400%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
27
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,427
White Brit.70.6%
Other Asian6.3%
Other White6.2%
Indian3.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.0%
+ 5 other groups · 10.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,428
Christian56.4%
No religion27.3%
Not answered8.3%
Muslim4.2%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,436
50–6417.8%
35–4915.8%
65–7415.3%
75–8414.3%
25–349.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Total households: 681
Any member 66+25.8%
All members 66+18.1%
Other11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 7 other households · 25.1%
Administrative Information
Eastbourne
Local Authority
Council Area
Eastbourne E14001219
Constituency
E14001219
Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ratton
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 Scotland
Surrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Sussex Downs and Weald
Sub ICB Location
NHS Sussex ICB - 97R
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 008A E01020948
E01020948
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 008 E02004363
E02004363
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 008A E01020948
E01020948
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 008 E02004363
E02004363
Urban: 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
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:34 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:34 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN21 2RB 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: 23571
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020948 and MSOA E02004363 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN21 2RB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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