BN21Eastbourne, England

House prices in BN21, Eastbourne

Homes in BN21 sold for a median of £233,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 846 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 4 postcode districts in the Eastbourne council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£233,500846 standard sales
Middle half of prices£163,000 to £355,000
Against the Eastbourne council area15% belowEastbourne median £276,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in BN21, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Detached106£459,000£380,000 to £624,000
Semi-detached64£422,500£350,000 to £526,000
Terraced120£327,500£260,000 to £390,000
Flats and maisonettes556£181,000£144,000 to £235,000

Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 66% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in BN21

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BN21 1, around Eastbourne, with a median of £295,000, and lowest in BN21 3, around Eastbourne, at £158,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in BN21 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 117 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in BN21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
BN21 2NB£885,0003
BN21 2NU£720,0003
BN21 2XH£625,0003
BN21 2LL£600,0003
BN21 2UR£555,0003
BN21 1UR£537,0003
BN21 4FG£512,0005
BN21 4NY£487,5004
BN21 1UL£465,0003
BN21 2NQ£455,0003
BN21 2PG£455,0003
BN21 1DY£430,0003
BN21 1JH£410,0003
BN21 1UU£410,0003
BN21 2LU£399,0005
BN21 2RU£397,5006
BN21 1HD£390,0005
BN21 2SE£385,0003
BN21 2SB£380,0003
BN21 2PW£374,0004
BN21 2TG£365,0004
BN21 1EF£360,0003
BN21 2RD£352,5003
BN21 4NJ£350,0006
BN21 1EQ£347,5004
BN21 2RP£345,0003
BN21 1RB£334,5003
BN21 1QP£333,5006
BN21 2LN£330,0003
BN21 3DD£320,0004
BN21 1QD£314,0004
BN21 1AF£306,0007
BN21 4EY£300,0003
BN21 2QX£297,0003
BN21 1HJ£280,0004
BN21 4AG£280,0003
BN21 4PD£280,0003
BN21 1QE£279,5004
BN21 4NL£277,5003
BN21 1HZ£267,0003
BN21 1TJ£260,0003
BN21 1BT£250,00013
BN21 4DG£250,0007
BN21 1PP£245,5006
BN21 2BS£245,0005
BN21 1HY£240,0003
BN21 1LP£240,0009
BN21 2LS£240,0003
BN21 3BH£240,0003
BN21 3TB£237,0003
BN21 2BH£235,0007
BN21 3XF£234,0003
BN21 4LL£227,5004
BN21 2AQ£225,0005
BN21 4JE£225,0003
BN21 3HA£221,5004
BN21 4DX£216,5009
BN21 1JT£215,0003
BN21 3AQ£215,0006
BN21 2JL£210,0004
BN21 2BA£208,0005
BN21 4HR£207,5004
BN21 2AT£205,0003
BN21 4AP£205,0004
BN21 1LU£200,0003
BN21 2EG£200,0003
BN21 1HT£197,0003
BN21 1TN£195,0005
BN21 2LF£195,0003
BN21 2LY£192,5005
BN21 1DB£192,0003
BN21 4BU£191,5004
BN21 1LS£190,0003
BN21 2LQ£190,0003
BN21 3BL£190,0004
BN21 2AP£187,5004
BN21 3YD£185,0003
BN21 2AJ£180,0003
BN21 3DA£176,5005
BN21 1BU£175,0007
BN21 2NN£175,0003
BN21 4PA£175,0003
BN21 2LR£170,0005
BN21 4SD£170,00010
BN21 3UX£166,5004
BN21 2DU£165,0004
BN21 1LE£160,0003
BN21 2BY£160,0005
BN21 3ET£160,0005
BN21 2DH£159,0003
BN21 1LF£157,0004
BN21 3LD£157,0005
BN21 1LR£155,0003
BN21 2AS£151,5006
BN21 2EB£150,0004
BN21 2ER£150,0003
BN21 3EF£150,0003
BN21 2EN£145,0003
BN21 2JG£145,0003
BN21 4BJ£145,0003
BN21 3HP£141,0004
BN21 2DG£140,0003
BN21 3JE£140,0005
BN21 3QD£140,0006
BN21 2DX£133,0009
BN21 3AG£132,5005
BN21 3JP£131,5003
BN21 3BW£130,0003
BN21 1PQ£125,0003
BN21 2BZ£117,5006
BN21 3RR£117,5003
BN21 4JR£90,00011
BN21 3DB£89,00012
BN21 1NG£88,0004
BN21 3QS£82,0005
BN21 3UW£72,5004
BN21 3YE£65,0005

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £182,000
  2. 2017: £189,000
  3. 2018: £200,000
  4. 2019: £225,500
  5. 2020: £208,500
  6. 2021: £235,000
  7. 2022: £230,000
  8. 2023: £230,000
  9. 2024: £238,000
  10. 2025: £230,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £220,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 26%, from £182,000 in 2016 to £230,000 in 2025, less than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Eastbourne council area

Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. BN21 is the cheapest.

  1. BN20 Eastbourne£370,000
  2. BN22 Eastbourne£285,000
  3. BN23 Eastbourne£284,000
  4. BN21 Eastbourne, this district£233,500

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in BN21, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190011311.3%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192930530.5%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949858.5%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196611111.1%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198220720.7%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995808.0%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011858.5%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later131.3%, England and Wales 5.7%

42% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of BN21, from the sales in BN21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Old Town 106 sales£379,000
  2. Ratton 82 sales£375,000
  3. Meads 222 sales£222,500
  4. Upperton 395 sales£205,000
  5. Devonshire 76 sales£150,000

Leasehold homes

65% of sales in BN21 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £170,000 for a flat on Carew Road to £510,000 for a detached house on Selmeston Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in BN21. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 5, The Courtyard Wharf RoadSold for £270,000BN21 3UESold on 23 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 7, Croft Court Moat Croft RoadSold for £190,000BN21 1NJSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  3. 27 Selmeston RoadSold for £510,000BN21 2STSold on 16 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 51 Parsonage RoadSold for £429,000BN21 1JHSold on 14 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 2, Russell Cottages Watts LaneSold for £335,000BN21 1NRSold on 14 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. Flat 2, High Trees, 22 Carew RoadSold for £197,000BN21 2JBSold on 8 Sep 2026Flat
  7. Flat 2, Edgehill, 6 Mill RoadSold for £233,000BN21 2LYSold on 7 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 13A College RoadSold for £292,000BN21 4JASold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  9. 33, The Chantry Upperton RoadSold for £210,000BN21 1LFSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  10. Flat 28, Merewood Court, 60 Carew RoadSold for £170,000BN21 2JRSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Upperton Road, Eastbourne£185,00041 sales
  • Southfields Road, Eastbourne£250,00030 sales
  • Enys Road, Eastbourne£154,00022 sales
  • St Leonards Road, Eastbourne£150,00022 sales
  • Trinity Place, Eastbourne£115,00019 sales

Living in BN21

Crime

198 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 96 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 94% of homes can get it

Higher than 73 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,654 a year in Eastbourne for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 95 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in BN21, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B454.5%, England and Wales 4.8%
C45645.6%, England and Wales 46.9%
D40140.1%, England and Wales 38.1%
E858.5%, England and Wales 7.3%
F90.9%, England and Wales 1.9%
G30.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

About these figures

The figures come from 846 standard sales in BN21, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.