BN21 4NE

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 4NS 42 m
BN21 4NX 46 m
BN21 4NY 49 m
BN21 4DF 57 m
BN21 4NN 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 4NE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 4
Latitude
50.765618
Longitude
0.284610
British National Grid easting
561,207
British National Grid northing
98,714

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
E00106267
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 011A · E01020935
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 011 · E02004366

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Stables, 3, Flat 1, Cornfield Lane, Eastbourne, BN21 4NE 20 July 2021 £120,000
The Old Stables, 3, Flat 1, Cornfield Lane, Eastbourne, BN21 4NE 8 December 2017 £120,000
3, Cornfield Lane, Eastbourne, BN21 4NE 16 May 2017 £35,500

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

    482 m
  2. Bourne Primary School

    Community school

    915 m
  3. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,917
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,140
  • Anti social behaviour 864
  • Shoplifting 642
  • Public order 525
  • Criminal damage and arson 432

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

12 female, 18 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN21 4 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+
80.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80.8%
Gigabit-capable
80.8%
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

8

within 5 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    227 m

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    469 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    572 m

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    1.1 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.2 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    2.4 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.3 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

    4.9 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

  • Memorial Roundabout

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Cornfield Road

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Compton Street

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Cornfield Road

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Howard Square

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 011A, 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

8,718 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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
11
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Eastbourne College is the nearest published school at 482 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,917 published events cover 12 months, averaging 493.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,140 events.

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