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BN21 1SN

Old Town · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Eastbourne
Ward
Old Town
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 1SW 58 m
BN21 1SA 64 m
BN21 1SL 113 m
BN21 1RJ 117 m
BN21 1SP 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 1SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 1
Latitude
50.776891
Longitude
0.261356
British National Grid easting
559,529
British National Grid northing
99,917

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
E00106294
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 009B · E01020939
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 009 · E02004364

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
75, Milton Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1SN 23 September 2025 £499,950
97, Milton Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1SN 8 August 2025 £541,500
83, Milton Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1SN 23 September 2022 £595,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Motcombe Infants' School

    Community school

    140 m

  2. The Cavendish School

    Academy converter

    393 m

  3. The South Downs School

    Academy special converter

    627 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,643
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 801
  • Shoplifting 660
  • Anti social behaviour 360
  • Public order 214
  • Criminal damage and arson 188

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

36 female, 26 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN21 1 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

9

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    418 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    1.5 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    1.6 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    1.9 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.3 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    2.4 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    3.0 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.9 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    4.9 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

  • Broomfield Street

    BCT · Old Town

    0.1 miles

  • Broomfield Street

    BCT · Old Town

    0.1 miles

  • Northiam Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles

  • Northiam Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.2 miles

  • The Hurst Arms

    BCT · Upperton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 009B, 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

29,273 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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 £541,500 from 3 recorded sales in BN21 1SN. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Motcombe Infants' School is the nearest published school at 140 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,643 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 801 events.

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