BN21 4FE

Meads · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 4NG 35 m
BN21 4JF 39 m
BN21 4NH 42 m
BN21 4NN 56 m
BN21 4JE 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 4FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 4
Latitude
50.764679
Longitude
0.284805
British National Grid easting
561,224
British National Grid northing
98,610

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
E00106266
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 011B · E01020936
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 011 · E02004366

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4FE 4 May 2018 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Eastbourne College

    Other independent school

    427 m
  2. Bourne Primary School

    Community school

    995 m
  3. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,882
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,133
  • Anti social behaviour 848
  • Shoplifting 640
  • Public order 524
  • Criminal damage and arson 425

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    263 m

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    537 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    641 m

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    1.2 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    2.5 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.4 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

  • Howard Square

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Compton Street

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Memorial Roundabout

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Devonshire Place

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Winter Garden

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Eastbourne College is the nearest published school at 427 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,882 published events cover 12 months, averaging 490.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,133 events.

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