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BN20 8RQ

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 8RE 40 m
BN20 8TS 72 m
BN20 8RD 88 m
BN20 8RG 107 m
BN20 8TR 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN20 8RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 8
Latitude
50.781431
Longitude
0.251233
British National Grid easting
558,800
British National Grid northing
100,400

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
E00106322
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 006B · E01020941
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 006 · E02004361

Postcode source versions

Explore BN20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. The South Downs School

    Academy special converter

    471 m

  2. Pashley Down Infant School

    Community school

    475 m

  3. Ocklynge Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,998
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 649
  • Violence and sexual offences 578
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Public order 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 115

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    536 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    2.4 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.4 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    2.5 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    2.8 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    3.2 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

    4.2 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.6 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cavalry Crescent

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles

  • Filching Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles

  • Palesgate Way

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles

  • Palesgate Way

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 006B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,898 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. The South Downs School is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,998 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 649 events.

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