BN21 3DE Eastbourne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meads. Region: South East.
Streets
- Terminus Road, Eastbourne: 43 addresses
- Unnamed street near Terminus Road, Eastbourne: 2 addresses
- Burlington Road, Eastbourne: 1 address
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: 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
- Burlington Hotel car park, Burlington Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Mansion Lions Hotel, 32 - 35 Grand Parade: up to 21 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- TJ Hughes, Terminus Road: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Garages between 5 and 10 North Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 3-5 Susans Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Savoy Court Hotel, 11 - 15 Cavendish Place: up to 15 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Esperance Private Hospital, 1 Hartington Place: up to 45 homes, pending decision (220 m)
- Debenhams, Terminus Road: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 46 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 700 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 | 17 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Burlington Road Eastbourne | 50 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Gardens Car Park | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Lighthouse Medical Practice | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Trees (Dental Surgery) | 200 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 230 m |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 780 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 | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Seaside Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Gorringe Road Allotments 8.2 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burlington Hotel Claremont Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-east. 57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington Hotel Claremont Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m west |
| Bronze Statue of Soldier of Royal Sussex Regiment, in Full Dress Uniform With Plumed Shako, and With Drawn Sword; Cannon to Rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Eastbourne Pier | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73 | Scheduled monument | 650 m south-west |
| Eastbourne Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 43 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 46 |
45 of the postcode's 46 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Terminus Road.