BN23 6RT

Sovereign · Eastbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Eastbourne
Local authority
Eastbourne
Constituency
Eastbourne
Postcode district
BN23
Postcode sector
BN23 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN23 5RB 79 m
BN23 6RR 95 m
BN23 6RS 109 m
BN23 5TJ 112 m
BN23 6LW 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN23 6RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN23
Postcode sector
BN23 6
Latitude
50.785794
Longitude
0.326342
British National Grid easting
564,079
British National Grid northing
101,049

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
E00167639
Lower layer super output area
Eastbourne 013E · E01020962
Middle layer super output area
Eastbourne 013 · E02006857

Postcode source versions

Explore BN23

87 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Cabot Close, Eastbourne, BN23 6RT 19 June 2025 £342,500
9, Cabot Close, Eastbourne, BN23 6RT 28 March 2025 £510,000
17, Cabot Close, Eastbourne, BN23 6RT 23 February 2024 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    707 m
  2. Tollgate Community Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. St Catherine's College

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 339
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Shoplifting 161
  • Public order 93
  • Criminal damage and arson 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

37 female, 34 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.3
BN23 6 residents
6,625

Age bands in BN23 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,167 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

657 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,482 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,714 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

1,879 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN23 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    1.6 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    1.7 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    2.6 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.6 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    3.9 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    3.9 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    4.0 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.3 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

  • Sovereign Park

    BCT · Langney Point

    0.0 miles
  • Sovereign Park

    BCT · Langney Point

    0.0 miles
  • Columbus Drive

    BCT · Langney Point

    0.1 miles
  • The Portlands

    BCT · Sovereign Harbour South

    0.1 miles
  • The Portlands

    BCT · Sovereign Harbour South

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastbourne 013E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,479 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £422,500 from 6 recorded sales in BN23 6RT. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 707 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 339 events.

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