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BN20 8BS

Old Town · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Old Town
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN20 8BU 81 m
BN20 8BT 83 m
BN20 8DQ 87 m
BN20 8DW 174 m
BN20 8DG 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN20 8BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 8
Latitude
50.767734
Longitude
0.261922
British National Grid easting
559,600
British National Grid northing
98,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastbourne · E07000061
Electoral ward
Old Town · E05011578
Parish or community
E43000055
Westminster constituency
Eastbourne · E14001219
Output area
E00106314
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 012E · E01020944
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 012 · E02004367

Postcode source versions

Explore BN20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    538 m

  2. Motcombe Infants' School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. The South Downs School

    Academy special converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,295
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,000
  • Shoplifting 758
  • Anti social behaviour 452
  • Public order 286
  • Criminal damage and arson 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN20 8 residents
8,589

Age bands in BN20 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,613 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

861 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

1,687 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,327 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,674 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    1.1 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    1.2 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    1.2 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    1.4 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    2.4 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.2 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

    PRINCES PARK HEALTH CTR, 7 WARTLING ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 7PG

    ODS code G81022

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Summerdown Road

    BCT · Old Town

    0.3 miles

  • Cherry Garden Road

    BCT · Old Town

    0.3 miles

  • St Leonard's Place

    BCT · Old Town

    0.3 miles

  • Cherry Garden Road

    BCT · Old Town

    0.3 miles

  • Tally Ho

    BCT · Old Town

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 012E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,954 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Gildredge House is the nearest published school at 538 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,295 published events cover 12 months, averaging 274.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,000 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.