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Thinking of living at BN21 4BD? 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 | 1000 m | 33% met the expected standard |
| Gildredge House | Primary | 1.4 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Roselands Infants' School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Stafford Junior School | Primary | 1.9 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Gildredge House | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cavendish School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ratton School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 43 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Eastbourne Academy | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Catherine's College | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Eastbourne College | Independent | 450 m | 36.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Anderida Learning Centre | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| St Andrew's Prep | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | International Lawn Tennis Centre | 200 m | 18 |
| Swimming | Grand Hotel Health Club | 490 m | 10 |
| Golf | 4 Golf Eastbourne | 790 m | 7 |
| Squash | Eastbourne College | 510 m | 3 |
| Football | Eastbourne Town Football Club | 770 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Eastbourne Bowling Club | 790 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | SK8school Outdoor Lessons (Summer) | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Eastbourne Cricket Club | 840 m | 2 |
| Basketball | Bede's Prep Basketball | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | David Lloyd Clubs | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Anytime Fitness | 540 m | 1 |
| Fishing | Eastbourne Angling Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Bede's Prep Astro Turf | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Eastbourne Rowing Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Eastbourne Sports Park | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Running | Eastbourne Sports Park | 3.1 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 10-minute walk (700 m), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Howard Square, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 46 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 73 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 57 minutes away by public transport (42 by car).
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Bourne Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 33% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gildredge House, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 46.7 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-op, 400 m away, with Howard Square Kiosk closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bolton House (400 m), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Becca Aesthetics is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Eastbourne District General Hospital, 2.4 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: 102 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Devonshire Park Theatre is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Bohemian the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 370 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 46% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Town Centre and Seafront, College).
There are 30 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (88%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 54% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 262 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wilmington Square, 300 m away; for exercise, International Lawn Tennis Centre (200 m).
65 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 4BD, 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.
The beach is on your doorstep: Eastbourne, 600 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 54 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 50% of households rent privately and 5% socially.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
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.