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BN21 3NE

POSTCODE

A Devonshire postcode in Eastbourne, a 3-minute walk from Eastbourne Rail.

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Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Bourne Primary School

    Primary · Requires improvement

    0.42 mi

  2. 2
    Eastbourne College

    Secondary with sixth form

    0.47 mi

  3. 3
    Anderida Learning Centre

    Secondary with sixth form · Good

    0.56 mi

  4. 4
    Gildredge House

    All-through · Attainment 8 46.7

    0.67 mi

  5. 5
    St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School

    Primary

    0.72 mi

  6. 6
    Roselands Infants' School

    Primary · Good

    0.87 mi

See all schools within 1.2 miles

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Eastbourne Rail Station

    Rail

    216 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Hampden Park (Sussex) Rail Station

    Rail · Main entrance

    3.1 km straight lineabout 39 min

  • Pevensey & Westham Rail Station

    Rail

    6.0 km straight lineabout 74 min

Bus stops

  • Terminus Road

    Bus · arrivals · south

    51 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Cornfield Road

    Bus · Stop C1 · south

    78 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Cornfield Road

    Bus · Stop C2 · south

    148 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Railway Station

    Bus · o/s · north-east

    174 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Cornfield Road

    Bus · Stop C3 · south-east

    203 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · BN21 3
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · BN21 3 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 75 sales

BN21 3NE has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, so these figures are for the BN21 3 sector.

Average price
£160,563
Median price: £150,000
Median -9.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 75 sales
View district BN21
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Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 2 sales · avg £153,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£231k£176k£121k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
£68,000 · 2026-08-06 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3UW
£238,000 · 2026-08-03 · Terraced · Freehold
BN21 3UA
£231,000 · 2026-07-28 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3LE
£185,000 · 2026-07-23 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3DA
£73,000 · 2026-07-21 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3QS
£135,000 · 2026-07-10 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3QD
£171,500 · 2026-07-08 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3RY
£220,000 · 2026-06-30 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3BH
£170,000 · 2026-06-25 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3DA
£180,000 · 2026-06-23 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
BN21 3YD
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near BN21 3NE

England & Wales
Crime trends · near BN21 3NE

This large-user / landmark postcode reports Devonshire electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
112
YoY +26%
148740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
138
YoY +109%
138690
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
13
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
28
YoY +75%
33170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
78
YoY +20%
78390
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
36
YoY +200%
37190
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
24
YoY +41%
33170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

439
incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Eastbourne 010 (E02004365)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income
£42,194

£36,132–£49,272

Disposable (net) annual household income
£31,196

£26,917–£36,156

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£32,035

£29,511–£34,775

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£27,417

£23,768–£31,627

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,338
White Brit.51.8%
Other White24.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.9%
Other Asian3.3%
African3.0%
+ 14 other groups · 13.9%

Religion

Total residents: 2,337
No religion40.1%
Christian39.1%
Not answered8.9%
Muslim7.6%
Hindu2.2%
+ 3 other religions · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,337
35–4923.9%
25–3421.2%
50–6415.3%
20–2410.9%
≤47.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.4%

Households

Total households: 1,091
One person: other32.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.5%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.9%
+ 9 other households · 29.0%

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.
2749
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2749 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Technical details

Coordinates & Location for BN21 3NE

England
Country
Eastbourne
Local Authority
East Sussex
Devonshire
Ward
Eastbourne
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN21 3NE
Coordinates
50.7688, 0.2842
Grid reference
TV611990
Easting
561,165
Northing
99,064
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22Q79M+GM
User Type
Large 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

Administrative Information

Eastbourne
Local Authority
Council Area
Eastbourne E14001219
Constituency
E14001219
Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Devonshire
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 England
Surrey 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 010B E01020911
E01020911
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 010 E02004365
E02004365
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 010B E01020911
E01020911
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 010 E02004365
E02004365
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

6:39 AM4:45 PM
6:39 AM
Sunrise
4:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:39 AM
Sunset (today)
4:45 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 6 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 3NE 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020911 and MSOA E02004365 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2749
Present — Active
Postcode BN21 3NE 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

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