BN21 2AE

Upperton · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Eastbourne
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 2AB 39 m
BN21 2AQ 61 m
BN21 2AF 67 m
BN21 2AG 70 m
BN21 2AL 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 2AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 2
Latitude
50.771903
Longitude
0.277839
British National Grid easting
560,708
British National Grid northing
99,398

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
E00106442
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 008C · E01020965
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 008 · E02004363

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Beatrice Lane, Eastbourne, BN21 2AE 23 April 2019 £240,000
1, Beatrice Lane, Eastbourne, BN21 2AE 30 September 2016 £230,000
4, Beatrice Lane, Eastbourne, BN21 2AE 22 December 2015 £249,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    677 m
  2. St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    759 m
  3. Bourne Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,548
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,317
  • Anti social behaviour 947
  • Shoplifting 840
  • Public order 576
  • Criminal damage and arson 482

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

16 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.5
BN21 2 residents
8,572

Age bands in BN21 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

1,156 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

793 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

2,052 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,448 residents

Age 65 and over
28.8%

2,605 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN21 2 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

8

within 5 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    414 m

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    481 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    742 m

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    1.2 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    1.7 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.1 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.5 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

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

Nearby transport

  • Hartfield Road

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Upperton Gardens

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Upperton Gardens

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Dittons Road

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Hartfield Road

    BCT · Old Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 008C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,094 of 33,755

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

35 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Gildredge House is the nearest published school at 677 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,548 published events cover 12 months, averaging 545.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,317 events.

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