BN21 3YW

Upperton · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 3YQ 46 m
BN21 3XB 50 m
BN21 3YD 61 m
BN21 3UP 68 m
BN21 3AQ 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 3YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 3
Latitude
50.772705
Longitude
0.282346
British National Grid easting
561,023
British National Grid northing
99,497

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
E00106433
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 011D · E01020968
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 011 · E02004366

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Bourne Primary School

    Community school

    681 m
  2. St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    697 m
  3. Anderida Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,382
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,327
  • Anti social behaviour 938
  • Shoplifting 662
  • Public order 574
  • Criminal damage and arson 489

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN21 3 residents
6,243

Age bands in BN21 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

921 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

844 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.1%

2,139 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

1,400 residents

Age 65 and over
15.5%

975 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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    605 m

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    619 m

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    790 m

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    873 m

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    1.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    2.0 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

    4.5 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Eversfield Road

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.0 miles
  • Eversfield Road

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.0 miles
  • The Hawthorns

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles
  • The Hawthorns

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles
  • Junction Road Car Park

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 011D, 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

11,980 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bourne Primary School is the nearest published school at 681 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,382 published events cover 12 months, averaging 531.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,327 events.

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