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BN21 1EA

Upperton · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Upperton
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 1DG 54 m
BN20 7DR 105 m
BN20 7DS 105 m
BN21 1DU 113 m
BN21 1DD 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 1EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 1
Latitude
50.767238
Longitude
0.276307
British National Grid easting
560,616
British National Grid northing
98,876

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastbourne · E07000061
Electoral ward
Upperton · E05011582
Parish or community
E43000055
Westminster constituency
Eastbourne · E14001219
Output area
E00106451
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 011D · E01020968
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 011 · E02004366

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    571 m

  2. Eastbourne College

    Other independent school

    574 m

  3. Bourne Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,138
  • Anti social behaviour 871
  • Shoplifting 638
  • Public order 509
  • Criminal damage and arson 454

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN21 1 residents
7,327

Age bands in BN21 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,071 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

667 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,593 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,099 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

2,110 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.

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

7

within 5 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    139 m

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    179 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    401 m

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    1.9 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.5 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.1 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

  • Catholic Church

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Catholic Church

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Saffrons Sports Club

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.2 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 011D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,980 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Gildredge House is the nearest published school at 571 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 493.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,138 events.

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