BN23 postcode area guide — Eastbourne
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN23 postcode district in Eastbourne — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN23
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
100%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.2%
Gigabit-capable
87.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN23 postcode district (Eastbourne) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 684 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 100% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.2%.
Around 0% of premises in BN23 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 BN23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN23 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| BN23 5AB | 100% | 0% |
| BN23 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| BN23 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| BN23 5AF | 100% | 17.2% |
| BN23 5AG | 100% | 25% |
| BN23 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| BN23 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BN23 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| BN23 5AP | 100% | 54.5% |
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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 BN23
Police recorded 190 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 | 29.5% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 44 | 23.2% |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 11.6% |
| Public order | 21 | 11.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 9 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 8 | 4.2% |
| Robbery | 7 | 3.7% |
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 BN23
Based on 382 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN23 is £275,000, down 5.2% on the previous year (£289,950).
Detached
£365,000
77 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
73 sales
Terraced
£270,000
108 sales
Flat / maisonette
£204,000
121 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | The Rising | BN23 7TL |
| 22 May 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Midway Quay | BN23 5DE |
| 21 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Drake Avenue | BN23 6BW |
| 20 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Solomons Close | BN23 5BD |
| 18 May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | Samoa Way | BN23 5BA |
| 18 May 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Windward Quay | BN23 5UE |
| 15 May 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced | Hadlow Avenue | BN23 8EL |
| 15 May 2026 | £300,026 | Detached | Stevenson Close | BN23 7TF |
| 12 May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Monarch Gardens | BN23 6JW |
| 11 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Snowdon Close | BN23 8HW |
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 BN23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,064 | BN23 7BL |
| The Turing School | Secondary | 11–16 | 771 | BN23 8EJ |
| West Rise Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 607 | BN23 7SL |
| Langney Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 465 | BN23 7EA |
| The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | BN23 5SW |
| Shinewater Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 393 | BN23 8ED |
| Tollgate Community Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 335 | BN23 6NL |
| Hazel Court School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 135 | BN23 8EJ |
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 BN23
155 rated food businesses operate in BN23. 108 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 4 Seasons, Aegea restaurant, ALDI STORES LIMITED, Asda, Bannatyne Health Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN23
From a sample of 152 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN23 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
55%
Band D
34%
Band E
8%
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
Landlines around BN23 typically use:
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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.