Leaf Glen Upperton, Eastbourne
1 address across 1 postcode (BN21), about 100 m long. USRN 13200510.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £385,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Eastbourne costs £2,654 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Eastbourne, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 270 m away, and Gildredge Park (9.6 hectares) is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Arlington Road Surgery, about 590 m (0.4 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 118 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2015 | 1 BN21 2HA | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2013 | 2 BN21 2HA | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 25 May 2007 | 3 BN21 2HA | Detached | £290,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (40% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Chantry House, 22 Upperton Road: up to 18 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Southfields Road Car Park: up to 19 homes, pending decision (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Between Upperton Road and Southfields Road: up to 78 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 2 Wharf Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- St Annes House 2 St Annes Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Greencoat House 32 St Leonards Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Map House 34-36 St Leonards Road: up to 16 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- The Mews, 5 Watts Lane: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN21 2HA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eastbourne 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Polegate 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Henleaze Upperton | 180 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 52.9 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arlington Road Surgery | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arlington Road Pharmacy | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eastbourne Station Cashzone | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gildredge Park 9.6 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Eastbourne College War Memorial Field 3.9 ha | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gorringe Road Allotments 8.2 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton, a scheduled monument, 340 m north-west. 46 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton | Scheduled monument | 340 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Old Parsonage (Parish Hall) | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Church of All Souls | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73 | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Eastbourne Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Southbourne Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Paradise Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Eastbourne Beach | Beach | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| East Dean Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Well Combe | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Langney Point | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Eastbourne: see them on the Eastbourne page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gildredge House | All-through | 4–16 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bourne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Motcombe Infants' School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stafford Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Cavendish School | All-through | 2–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Roselands Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Sussex College Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Pashley Down Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ocklynge Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel Care Services BN21 2AQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Hartfield House Residential Care Home BN21 2AP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Little Acorns Day Nursery BN21 2ET | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Rodina House BN21 2EL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Lade House BN21 1HA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Gildredge Park Bowling Club BN21 1HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 4 Good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Marlborough Court BN21 1BT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Bendigo Nursing Home BN21 2EL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Bright Beginnings Nursery School BN21 2DX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Tom Thumb Nursery School BN21 3YA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Heatherdene Rest Home BN21 1BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2023 |
| The Manse BN21 1DW | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Nelson Coffee - The Roastery BN21 1BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Apex Convenience Store BN21 1BE | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2025 |
| The Chase Rest Home BN21 1BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hartfield Road (21); On or near Upperton Gardens (18); On or near St Anne'S Road (15); On or near Upperton Lane (14); On or near Enys Road (14).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BN21 2HA: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Richmond Place · Yew Tree Court · Bernard Lane · Upperton Gardens · Torfield Road · Beatrice Lane · St Annes Road · Churchfield Square · Arundel Road · Selwyn Road · Carew Road · Eversfield Road
All the streets in BN21 and across Eastbourne.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.