BN20 9DE

Ratton · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Eastbourne
Ward
Ratton
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN20 9DQ 73 m
BN20 9DJ 76 m
BN20 9DA 110 m
BN20 9DD 120 m
BN20 9DG 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN20 9DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 9
Latitude
50.792122
Longitude
0.249051
British National Grid easting
558,610
British National Grid northing
101,584

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastbourne · E07000061
Electoral ward
Ratton · E05011579
Parish or community
E43000055
Westminster constituency
Eastbourne · E14001219
Output area
E00106349
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 006D · E01020946
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 006 · E02004361

Postcode source versions

Explore BN20

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Babylon Way, Eastbourne, BN20 9DE 9 February 2026 £670,000
28, Babylon Way, Eastbourne, BN20 9DE 21 November 2025 £635,000
45, Babylon Way, Eastbourne, BN20 9DE 6 June 2025 £710,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Ratton School

    Academy converter

    750 m
  2. Ocklynge Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    839 m
  3. The Cavendish School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
974
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 315
  • Shoplifting 221
  • Anti social behaviour 151
  • Public order 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

23 female, 22 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.4
BN20 9 residents
5,077

Age bands in BN20 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

620 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

412 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

798 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,536 residents

Age 65 and over
34.6%

1,778 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN20 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    1.7 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.0 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    3.0 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    3.3 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    3.4 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    3.4 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    3.7 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    3.8 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    4.0 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Walnut Tree Walk

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.3 miles
  • Walnut Tree Walk

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.3 miles
  • Wedderburn Road

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.3 miles
  • Wedderburn Road

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.3 miles
  • Wish Hill

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 006D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,912 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £652,500 from 4 recorded sales in BN20 9DE. 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ratton School is the nearest published school at 750 m.

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

Recorded crime

974 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 315 events.

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