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BN21 9AB

Old Town · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Old Town
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN21 1PY 11 m
BN21 1PS 35 m
BN21 1QA 54 m
BN21 1PZ 77 m
BN21 1QE 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN21 9AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
1 October 2006
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN21
Postcode sector
BN21 9
Latitude
50.774568
Longitude
0.266152
British National Grid easting
559,875
British National Grid northing
99,669

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastbourne · E07000061
Electoral ward
Old Town · E05011578
Parish or community
E43000055
Westminster constituency
Eastbourne · E14001219
Output area
E00106304
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 009C · E01020943
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 009 · E02004364

Postcode source versions

Explore BN21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Motcombe Infants' School

    Community school

    546 m

  2. Gildredge House

    Free schools

    601 m

  3. The Cavendish School

    Academy converter

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,408
  • Shoplifting 1,187
  • Anti social behaviour 552
  • Public order 397
  • Criminal damage and arson 286

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    817 m

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    1.1 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    1.2 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    1.5 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    2.0 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.4 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.7 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    5.0 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

  • Selwyn Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles

  • Selwyn Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.1 miles

  • The Lamb

    BCT · Old Town

    0.2 miles

  • The Lamb

    BCT · Old Town

    0.2 miles

  • Moat Croft Road

    BCT · Upperton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 009C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,299 of 33,755

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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Motcombe Infants' School is the nearest published school at 546 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 382.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,408 events.

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