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BN21 postcode area · Eastbourne

The BN21 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Adur, Eastbourne. Area Scores range from 6 to 87 across them. Every full BN21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BN21 district: Meads scores 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 nationally) while Pier sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 82 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,000 in Pier to £400,000 in North Lancing — a 2.1× gap within the BN21 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Adur and Eastbourne — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,798a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime128per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied60%

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 BN21 district

£230,000median home sold over the past year · +11.1% over 5 years · -3.4% over the year · 448 sales
Detached£472,500
Semi-detached£430,000
Terraced£324,000
Flat£181,500
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
North LancingAdur 1,49278 £400,000
RattonEastbourne 2,32266 £387,500
Old Town & MotcombeEastbourne 2,40465 £295,000
UppertonEastbourne 2,82259 £224,000
Hampden Park SouthEastbourne 4,98927 £330,000
King Edward's ParadeEastbourne 5,02327 £211,000
PierEastbourne 6,4286 £195,000

People living in BN21 Census 2021

Residents61,411
Median age (est.)47
Density1,443per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above34%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 11%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 38%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 BN21

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN21 district.

Hampden Park

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN21.

BN20 BN26 BN22 BN25 BN23 BN27 BN24 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.