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BN20 postcode area · Eastbourne

The BN20 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Eastbourne, Wealden. Area Scores range from 26 to 87 across them. Every full BN20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BN20 district: Meads scores 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 nationally) while King Edward's Parade sits at 27 — neighbours on the map, 61 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £211,000 in King Edward's Parade to £387,500 in Ratton — a 1.8× gap within the BN20 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Eastbourne and Wealden — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,351a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BN20 district

£360,000median home sold over the past year · +4.3% over 5 years · -6.9% over the year · 293 sales
Detached£594,000
Semi-detached£355,000
Terraced£360,000
Flat£235,000
Eastbourne£275,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
MeadsEastbourne 84188 £360,000
WillingdonWealden 1,18483 £345,000
RattonEastbourne 2,32266 £387,500
Old Town & MotcombeEastbourne 2,40465 £295,000
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East DeanWealden 2,61762 £365,000
Hampden Park SouthEastbourne 4,98927 £330,000
King Edward's ParadeEastbourne 5,02327 £211,000

People living in BN20 Census 2021

Residents60,030
Median age (est.)50
Density376per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 9%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BN20

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN20 district.

Hailsham Hampden Park

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN20.

BN22 BN21 BN26 BN23 BN27 BN24 BN25 BN9

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.