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BN23 5PL

Sovereign · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Eastbourne
Ward
Sovereign
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN23
Postcode sector
BN23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN23 5PJ 47 m
BN23 5PG 58 m
BN23 5PZ 75 m
BN23 5PH 104 m
BN23 5PX 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN23 5PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN23
Postcode sector
BN23 5
Latitude
50.794082
Longitude
0.329307
British National Grid easting
564,259
British National Grid northing
101,977

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastbourne · E07000061
Electoral ward
Sovereign · E05011581
Parish or community
E43000055
Westminster constituency
Eastbourne · E14001219
Output area
E00167647
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 014C · E01032832
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 014 · E02006858

Postcode source versions

Explore BN23

Property

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Panama Reach, 25, Apartment 7, Phoenix Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 5PL 3 December 2025 £175,000
Panama Reach, 25, Apartment 5, Phoenix Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 5PL 10 November 2023 £350,000
Panama Reach, 25, Apartment 1, Phoenix Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 5PL 29 September 2023 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School

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    826 m

  2. St Catherine's College

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    986 m

  3. Langney Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 355
  • Anti social behaviour 213
  • Shoplifting 157
  • Public order 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.8
BN23 5 residents
6,258

Age bands in BN23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.7%

727 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

519 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

1,158 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,813 residents

Age 65 and over
32%

1,985 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN23 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

    616 m

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    2.3 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    3.3 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.6 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.7 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    4.6 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    4.6 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Macquarie Quay

    BCT · Sovereign Harbour North

    0.1 miles

  • Daytona Quay

    BCT · Sovereign Harbour South

    0.3 miles

  • Eugene Way

    BCT · Sovereign Harbour North

    0.3 miles

  • Eugene Way

    BCT · Sovereign Harbour North

    0.3 miles

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Sovereign Harbour North

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 014C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,679 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN23 5PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Eastbourne is £251,811 in June 2026, down 3.7% year on year.

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 826 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 355 events.

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