BN21 3DB Eastbourne
Live postcode, introduced March 1988. Ward: Meads. Region: South East.
Streets
- Trinity Place, Eastbourne: 58 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 C (22% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II*
- GROUP OF 3 K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS OUTSIDE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- TJ Hughes, Terminus Road: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Burlington Hotel car park, Burlington Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Garages between 5 and 10 North Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Esperance Private Hospital, 1 Hartington Place: up to 45 homes, pending decision (160 m)
- Mansion Lions Hotel, 32 - 35 Grand Parade: up to 21 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 3-5 Susans Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Debenhams, Terminus Road: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Central Methodist Church, Langney Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (240 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 addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
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 | 620 m |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Burlington Road Eastbourne | 50 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Gardens Car Park | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Lighthouse Medical Practice | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Trees (Dental Surgery) | 120 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 160 m |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 690 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 610 m² | 870 m |
| Playing field | Seaside Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Gorringe Road Allotments 8.2 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 58 | 58 |
None of the postcode's 58 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 73 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 66% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 27% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 67% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 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 | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Trinity Place.