Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 6.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£270,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,378 sales
-1.8%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
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.
21479
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21479 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · BN23 5SU
HM Land Registry · Eastbourne
Average price
£302,439
Median price: £270,000
Median -1.8% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,378 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £216,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£216k£177k£138k
May '24Sep '25Oct '25
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 BN23 5SU
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN23 5SU
Counts are for Sovereign electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
26
YoY +100%
26130
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.5%
Other White5.8%
Other Asian1.7%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian54.9%
No religion35.9%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4915.7%
65–7415.1%
75–8410.7%
25–3410.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
One person: aged 66+18.8%
Single family household, all members 66+15.5%
One person: other14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
+ 9 other households · 29.6%
Coordinates & Location for BN23 5SU
Postcode
BN23 5SU
Coordinates
50.7877, 0.3259
Grid reference
TQ640012
Easting
564,038
Northing
101,260
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22Q8QG+38
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
Administrative Information
Eastbourne
Local Authority
Council AreaEastbourne E14001219
Constituency
E14001219Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Sovereign
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 013E E01020962
E01020962MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 013 E02006857
E02006857LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Eastbourne 013E E01020962
E01020962MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Eastbourne 013 E02006857
E02006857Urban: 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
7:16 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 57 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentOctober 2005 — Introduced
Postcode BN23 5SU introduced by Royal Mail.
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 E01020962 and MSOA E02006857 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 21479
Present — Active
Postcode BN23 5SU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near BN23 5SU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
57%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 25%
Attainment 8
47.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 36%
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