BN21 4UR

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 4UP 9 m
BN21 4UQ 21 m
BN21 4SS 22 m
BN21 4XH 52 m
BN21 4XB 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 4UR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2014
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 4
Latitude
50.766553
Longitude
0.280046
British National Grid easting
560,882
British National Grid northing
98,808

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
E00106261
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 011A · E01020935
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
32
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Eastbourne College

    Other independent school

    444 m
  2. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    843 m
  3. Bourne Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,165
  • Anti social behaviour 877
  • Shoplifting 639
  • Public order 524
  • Criminal damage and arson 450

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 straight-line

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    140 m

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    149 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    251 m

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    1.3 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    2.1 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.3 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Calverley Walk

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Gildredge Road

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Gildredge Road

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Eastbourne Town Centre

    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.

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 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 499 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,165 events.

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