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BN21 1TL

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 1TJ 32 m
BN21 2PR 64 m
BN21 2PJ 95 m
BN21 2PS 107 m
BN21 2PL 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 1TL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 1
Latitude
50.777890
Longitude
0.265036
British National Grid easting
559,785
British National Grid northing
100,036

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
E00106295
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 009B · E01020939
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 009 · E02004364

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Willingdon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1TL 12 July 2024 £425,000

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

    301 m

  2. The Cavendish School

    Academy converter

    417 m

  3. The South Downs School

    Academy special converter

    888 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,296
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,056
  • Shoplifting 757
  • Anti social behaviour 424
  • Public order 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 223

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

9

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    675 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    1.4 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    1.5 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    1.8 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.1 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    2.1 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.7 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.7 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Hurst Arms

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles

  • The Hurst Arms

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles

  • Long Acre Close

    BCT · Upperton

    0.2 miles

  • Long Acre Close

    BCT · Upperton

    0.2 miles

  • Selwyn Road

    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
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 £425,000 from 1 recorded sale in BN21 1TL. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Motcombe Infants' School is the nearest published school at 301 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,296 published events cover 12 months, averaging 274.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,056 events.

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