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BN21 2XH

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 2XL 103 m
BN21 2TD 112 m
BN21 2TB 114 m
BN21 2SX 116 m
BN21 2XJ 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 2XH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 2
Latitude
50.789201
Longitude
0.259652
British National Grid easting
559,367
British National Grid northing
101,282

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

Explore BN21

Property

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
55, Park Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2XH 24 October 2025 £380,000
85, Park Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2XH 6 August 2025 £625,000
91, Park Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2XH 18 February 2025 £685,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Ratton School

    Academy converter

    202 m

  2. Ocklynge Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    449 m

  3. East Sussex College Group

    Further education

    882 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,281
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 706
  • Violence and sexual offences 677
  • Anti social behaviour 274
  • Public order 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

31 female, 25 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.7% 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+
90.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.5%
Gigabit-capable
90.5%
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

    1.3 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    1.4 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    2.7 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    2.8 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    3.0 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    3.0 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

    3.5 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.7 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ratton School

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Garnet Drive

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.1 miles

  • Eridge Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles

  • Garnet Drive

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.1 miles

  • Eridge Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £570,000 from 5 recorded sales in BN21 2XH. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ratton School is the nearest published school at 202 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,281 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 706 events.

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