BN21 4AL Eastbourne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meads. Region: South East.
Streets
- B2106, 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: yes, Town Centre and Seafront. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 5-21, HARTINGTON PLACE, grade II
- SEATED STATUE OF WILLIAM, SEVENTH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, KG, PC, DCL, FRS. (1808/1891), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Albany Lions Hotel, 42 - 43 Grand Parade: up to 10 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Mansion Lions Hotel, 32 - 35 Grand Parade: up to 21 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Esperance Private Hospital, 1 Hartington Place: up to 45 homes, pending decision (150 m)
- St Andrew’s United Reform Church, Blackwater Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Burlington Hotel car park, Burlington Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- TJ Hughes, Terminus Road: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Debenhams, Terminus Road: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Garages between 5 and 10 North Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 10 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 | 680 m |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Devonshire Place Eastbourne | 20 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest NCP Eastbourne Trinity Place | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Devonshire Park Car Park | 440 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 | 470 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) | 270 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 140 m |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Eastbourne, Eastbourne Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 610 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Seaside Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Gorringe Road Allotments 8.2 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m north. 57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Burlington Hotel Claremont Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north-east |
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m west |
| Congress Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-west |
| The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73 | Scheduled monument | 430 m south |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Eastbourne Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pound | Tidal water | 1.2 km south-west |
| Paradise Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Crumbles Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Well Combe | Valley | 2.4 km south-west |
| East Dean Hill | Hill | 2.6 km west |
| Langney Point | Wetland | 3.6 km north-east |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 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 B2106.