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BN21 4EF

Meads · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Meads
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 4JJ 69 m
BN21 4FB 92 m
BN21 4JN 112 m
BN21 4DT 121 m
BN21 4HP 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 4EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 4
Latitude
50.762540
Longitude
0.282461
British National Grid easting
561,066
British National Grid northing
98,367

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastbourne · E07000061
Electoral ward
Meads · E05011577
Parish or community
E43000055
Westminster constituency
Eastbourne · E14001219
Output area
E00106254
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 011B · E01020936
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
30
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Eastbourne College

    Other independent school

    191 m

  2. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    1.2 km

  3. Bourne Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,566
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,024
  • Anti social behaviour 773
  • Shoplifting 638
  • Public order 498
  • Criminal damage and arson 410

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN21 4 residents
4,128

Age bands in BN21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.9%

507 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

558 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

1,278 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.9%

1,065 residents

Age 65 and over
26.6%

1,234 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.

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

7

within 5 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    352 m

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    623 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    716 m

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    2.5 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.6 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Towner Gallery

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.0 miles

  • Birley Centre

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.0 miles

  • Winter Garden

    BCT · Meads

    0.1 miles

  • Winter Garden

    BCT · Meads

    0.1 miles

  • Grand Hotel

    BCT · Meads

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 011B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,286 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 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.

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
1
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

30 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Eastbourne College is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,566 published events cover 12 months, averaging 463.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,024 events.

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