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Thinking of living at BN21 3HR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourne Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 33% met the expected standard |
| Roselands Infants' School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Stafford Junior School | Primary | 1.4 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Gildredge House | Primary | 1.5 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Gildredge House | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cavendish School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ratton School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 43 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Catherine's College | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Eastbourne Academy | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Anderida Learning Centre | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Eastbourne College | Independent | 1000 m | 36.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Andrew's Prep | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | International Lawn Tennis Centre | 700 m | 18 |
| Swimming | Eastbourne College | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Golf | 4 Golf Eastbourne | 560 m | 7 |
| Football | Eastbourne Town Football Club | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Eastbourne Bowling Club | 990 m | 3 |
| Squash | Eastbourne College | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | SK8school Outdoor Lessons (Summer) | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Eastbourne Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Fishermens Green Basketball Court | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | David Lloyd Clubs | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Anytime Fitness | 120 m | 1 |
| Fishing | Eastbourne Angling Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Eastbourne Rowing Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Bede's Prep Astro Turf | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Eastbourne Sports Park | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Running | Eastbourne Sports Park | 2.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Eastbourne, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Ceylon Place, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes LINK, 1, 1A, 1B); 82 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 61 minutes away by public transport (42 by car).
49% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Bourne Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 33% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gildredge House, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 46.7 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 150 m away, with Taqwa closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Digital First The Beacon Practice (300 m), with Osbon Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Tetiana Kolomiets is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Eastbourne District General Hospital, 2.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 82 restaurants and cafés and 16 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Meze Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Town House the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (31 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 353 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 34% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Town Centre and Seafront, Warrior Square).
There are 27 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (65%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 76% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 134 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hartfield Square, 800 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (100 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Eastbourne, 1.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
53 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near BN21 3HR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 54 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 58% of households rent privately and 14% socially.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.