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BN20 8NU

Old Town · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN20 8NZ 65 m
BN20 8PD 80 m
BN20 8NS 91 m
BN20 8NX 92 m
BN20 8NT 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN20 8NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 8
Latitude
50.777634
Longitude
0.252271
British National Grid easting
558,886
British National Grid northing
99,980

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
E00106297
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 006C · E01020942
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 006 · E02004361

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NU 17 January 2025 £280,000
34, Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NU 30 August 2023 £355,000
30, Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NU 16 September 2022 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. The South Downs School

    Academy special converter

    43 m

  2. Pashley Down Infant School

    Community school

    130 m

  3. Motcombe Infants' School

    Community school

    602 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 648
  • Violence and sexual offences 447
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Public order 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

42 female, 24 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN20 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    228 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    2.1 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    2.2 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    2.5 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.6 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    3.0 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    3.6 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beechy Avenue

    BCT · Downside

    0.2 miles

  • Palesgate Way

    BCT · Downside

    0.2 miles

  • Albert Parade

    BCT · Old Town

    0.2 miles

  • Albert Parade

    BCT · Old Town

    0.2 miles

  • Cavalry Crescent

    BCT · Downside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 006C, 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

28,995 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £320,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN20 8NU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Eastbourne is £251,811 in June 2026, down 3.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. The South Downs School is the nearest published school at 43 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 648 events.

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