Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 24.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£249,050
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN21 3RF
Postcode
BN21 3RF
Coordinates
50.7701, 0.2893
Grid reference
TV615992
Easting
561,520
Northing
99,219
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22Q7CQ+2P
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.
2749
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2749 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 · BN21 3RF
HM Land Registry · Eastbourne
Average price
£249,050
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £249,050
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £245,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£253k£249k£245k
Mar '24Nov '24
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 BN21 3RF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN21 3RF
Counts are for Devonshire 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
112
YoY -10%
133670
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
103
YoY +78%
122610
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
27
YoY -18%
33170
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.52.0%
Other White24.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.0%
Other Asian3.2%
African3.0%
+ 6 other groups · 13.7%
Religion
No religion40.1%
Christian39.1%
Not answered8.9%
Muslim7.6%
Hindu2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4923.7%
25–3421.2%
50–6415.3%
20–2410.9%
≤47.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.6%
Households
Other32.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 29.2%
Administrative Information
Eastbourne
Local Authority
Council AreaEastbourne E14001219
Constituency
E14001219Sussex
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 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 010B E01020911
E01020911MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 010 E02004365
E02004365LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 010B E01020911
E01020911MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 010 E02004365
E02004365Urban: 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
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode BN21 3RF 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: 2749
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020911 and MSOA E02004365 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN21 3RF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN21 3RF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
33%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
40.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 19%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
46.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 36%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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