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BN21 1XR

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
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 2TE 46 m
BN21 1XS 86 m
BN21 1XQ 94 m
BN21 2TF 96 m
BN21 2TD 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 1XR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 1
Latitude
50.787019
Longitude
0.259036
British National Grid easting
559,331
British National Grid northing
101,038

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
E00106354
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 006E · E01020947
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 006 · E02004361

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Coppice Court Nursing Centre, 220, Willingdon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1XR 22 July 2016 £3,281,529

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Ocklynge Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    252 m

  2. Ratton School

    Academy converter

    446 m

  3. The Cavendish School

    Academy converter

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,088
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 628
  • Violence and sexual offences 612
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Public order 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

27 female, 6 male

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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN21 1 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 straight-line

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    1.1 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    1.6 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    2.5 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    2.6 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    2.9 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    2.9 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    3.2 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    3.8 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.0 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Eridge Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.0 miles

  • Eridge Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.0 miles

  • Golf Club

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.2 miles

  • Tovey Close

    BCT · Upperton

    0.2 miles

  • Golf Club

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 006E, 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

13,383 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ocklynge Junior School is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,088 published events cover 12 months, averaging 174 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 628 events.

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