BN22 postcode area guide — Eastbourne

Where is BN22?

Broadband & internet speeds in BN22

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the BN22 postcode district (Eastbourne) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 831 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.8%.

Around 0% of premises in BN22 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 BN22

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Mobile signal around Eastbourne

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Eastbourne district (51,818 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BN22

Police recorded 253 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 BN22

Based on 341 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN22 is £275,000, down 4.2% on the previous year (£287,000).

Latest recorded sales in BN22

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BN22

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 BN22

197 rated food businesses operate in BN22. 154 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A spoonful of sugar, abm catering @ St Wilfrids Hospice, Airtrace Sheetmetal Ltd, Albert & Victoria Guest House, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BN22

From a sample of 215 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN22 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around BN22 typically use:

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What's it like living in BN22?

Postcodes in BN22

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.