BN20 postcode area guide — Eastbourne
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN20 postcode district in Eastbourne — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
54.3%
Gigabit-capable
54.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the BN20 postcode district (Eastbourne) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 724 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in BN20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BN20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN20 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| BN20 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| BN20 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| BN20 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| BN20 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| BN20 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| BN20 0AJ | 66.7% | 0% |
| BN20 0AR | 100% | 0% |
| BN20 0AS | 100% | 0% |
| BN20 0AT | 86.7% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Eastbourne
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Eastbourne district (51,818 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
90.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN20
Police recorded 169 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 63 | 37.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 37 | 21.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 | 17.2% |
| Public order | 15 | 8.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 5.3% |
| Burglary | 5 | 3.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 1.8% |
| Drugs | 2 | 1.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BN20
Based on 234 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN20 is £360,000, up 0.7% on the previous year (£357,500).
Detached
£537,500
74 sales
Semi-detached
£370,000
43 sales
Terraced
£350,000
40 sales
Flat / maisonette
£270,000
73 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Vicarage Road | BN20 8AH |
| 12 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Wannock Lane | BN20 9SB |
| 5 May 2026 | £370,000 | Flat | Silverdale Road | BN20 7AZ |
| 5 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Church Close | BN20 9QY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Church Street | BN20 9HP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £287,000 | Detached | The Triangle | BN20 9PH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £417,000 | Semi-detached | North Avenue | BN20 8RB |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Osborne Road | BN20 8JL |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £279,500 | Flat | Granville Road | BN20 7HE |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £157,000 | Flat | South Cliff Avenue | BN20 7AH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Eastbourne demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Eastbourne district (101,686 residents, 45,610 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.8% |
| 15–29 | 20.9% |
| 30–44 | 17.8% |
| 45–64 | 20% |
| 65+ | 24.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 59.7% |
| Private rented | 26.7% |
| Social rented | 6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gildredge House | All-through | 4–16 | 1,169 | BN20 8AB |
| Willingdon Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,117 | BN20 9QX |
| Ocklynge Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 720 | BN20 8XN |
| Willingdon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | BN20 9RJ |
| St Andrew's Prep | Not applicable | 0–14 | 263 | BN20 7RP |
| Bede's Prep School | Not applicable | 0–13 | 261 | BN20 7XL |
| Pashley Down Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 230 | BN20 8NX |
| The South Downs School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 164 | BN20 8NU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BN20
90 rated food businesses operate in BN20. 72 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Achieve Together, All Saints Chapel, Ashdale House, Beachy Rise Guest House, Bede's Prep School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN20
From a sample of 132 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BN20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
39%
Band D
46%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Eastbourne
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.