BN21 3NR Eastbourne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Devonshire. Region: South East.
Streets
- Terminus Road, Eastbourne: 9 addresses
- Langney 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 A (64% 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
- Debenhams, Terminus Road: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- Central Methodist Church, Langney Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- TJ Hughes, Terminus Road: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Garages between 5 and 10 North Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 3-5 Susans Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Vincents Yard, 65a Susans Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3TG: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 111a Ashford Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Esperance Private Hospital, 1 Hartington Place: up to 45 homes, pending decision (280 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 420 m |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Bingo Hall Eastbourne Town Centre | 100 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Parking Arndale Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Gardens Car Park | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 53.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Lighthouse Medical Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Trees (Dental Surgery) | 150 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 280 m |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 20 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | Seaside Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Gorringe Road Allotments 8.2 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Souls, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m north. 62 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Souls | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| Burlington Hotel Claremont Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-east |
| 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* | 390 m east |
| The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73 | Scheduled monument | 820 m south |
| Eastbourne Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne Beach | Beach | 1.2 km north-east |
| Crumbles Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Paradise Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Well Combe | Valley | 2.6 km south-west |
| East Dean Hill | Hill | 2.7 km west |
| Langney Point | Wetland | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 76% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.