BN21 2ED Eastbourne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upperton. Region: South East.
Streets
- Enys Road, Eastbourne: 28 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Eastbourne in 2026-27: Band D £2,654 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,770 | £2,064 | £2,359 | £2,654 | £3,244 | £3,834 | £4,424 | £5,309 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (36% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cedar House 29 Bedfordwell Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Bedfordwell Depot, Bedfordwell Road: up to 102 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Land to rear of 48 St Leonards Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 1a Stanstead Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Map House 34-36 St Leonards Road: up to 16 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- St Annes House 2 St Annes Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Greencoat House 32 St Leonards Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Former Dairy Crest Depot, Waterworks Road: up to 58 homes, pending decision (570 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 10 m and 17 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eastbourne 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Enys Road Upperton | 50 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 52.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Arlington Road Surgery | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Osbon Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 850 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Eastbourne Station Cashzone | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gildredge Park 9.6 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Seaside Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Gorringe Road Allotments 8.2 ha | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton, a scheduled monument, 570 m west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton | Scheduled monument | 570 m west |
| Church of All Souls | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south-east |
| Eastbourne Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-west |
| The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73 | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southbourne Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Eastbourne Beach | Beach | 1.5 km east |
| Ham Shaw | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| St Anthony's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-east |
| Well Combe | Valley | 3.0 km south-west |
| Langney Point | Wetland | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 28 |
19 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Enys Road.