BN21 2PS

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 2PR 44 m
BN21 2PG 60 m
BN21 2NG 69 m
BN21 1TJ 85 m
BN21 2LW 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 2PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 2
Latitude
50.778268
Longitude
0.266430
British National Grid easting
559,882
British National Grid northing
100,081

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
E00106455
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 008B · E01020963
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 008 · E02004363

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Selby Road, Eastbourne, BN21 2PS 21 November 1996 £30,000

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

    399 m
  2. The Cavendish School

    Academy converter

    473 m
  3. St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    909 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,697
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,202
  • Shoplifting 837
  • Anti social behaviour 474
  • Public order 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 240

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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

9

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    777 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

    2.0 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

    2.6 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. 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
  • Prideaux Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles
  • Long Acre Close

    BCT · Upperton

    0.2 miles
  • Long Acre Close

    BCT · Upperton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 008B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,744 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Motcombe Infants' School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,697 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,202 events.

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