BN21 4SU Eastbourne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meads. Region: South East.
Streets
- Camden Road, Eastbourne: 15 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 (35% of about 1,390 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 3, 5 AND 7, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 41A, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- South Street Free Church, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Eastbourne Police Station, Grove Road: up to 50 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Eastbourne Law Courts, Old Orchard Road: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Land Between Upperton Road and Southfields Road: up to 78 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 2 Wharf Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Southfields Road Car Park: up to 19 homes, pending decision (320 m)
- Land adjoining the Railway Station and the Enterprise Centre: up to 244 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- St Andrew’s United Reform Church, Blackwater Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- St Annes House 2 St Annes Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (490 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.
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 | 260 m |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Library Eastbourne Town Centre | 100 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Gardens Car Park | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 53.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Road Surgery | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Terrace Dental Practice | 100 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Police Station | 120 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Eastbourne Station Cashzone | 250 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Camden Road.