BN21 3QE Eastbourne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Devonshire. Region: South East.
Streets
- Langney Road, Eastbourne: 23 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 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
- 59 Bourne Street: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Central Methodist Church, Langney Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 111a Ashford Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (220 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 (240 m)
- Garages between 5 and 10 North Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Savoy Court Hotel, 11 - 15 Cavendish Place: up to 15 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 55a/67a Willowfield Road: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (300 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 5 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 5 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 | 670 m |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Tideswell Road Eastbourne | 100 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Parking Arndale Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Gardens Car Park | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 53.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Seaside Medical Centre | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Osbon Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Trees (Dental Surgery) | 400 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 540 m |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 810 m |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Redoubt Gardens 1.4 ha | 680 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Seaside Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Gorringe Road Allotments 8.2 ha | 800 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*), 180 m west. 54 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* | 180 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* | 350 m south |
| Burlington Hotel Claremont Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south |
| Eastbourne Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 800 m north-east |
| The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73 | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne Beach | Beach | 880 m north-east |
| Crumbles Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Paradise Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| St Anthony's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-east |
| Well Combe | Valley | 3.0 km south-west |
| Langney Point | Wetland | 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 23 |
14 of the postcode's 23 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Langney Road.