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Thinking of living at BN22 7LU? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Infants School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Tollgate Community Junior School | Primary | 900 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Roselands Infants' School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Bourne Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 33% met the expected standard |
| St Catherine's College | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gildredge House | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cavendish School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Turing School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 34.6 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Eastbourne Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Anderida Learning Centre | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Eastbourne College | Independent | 3.1 km | 36.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Fishermans Green | 600 m | 18 |
| Swimming | The Sovereign Centre | 100 m | 10 |
| Golf | The Lottbridge Golf Club | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Football | Eastbourne United Football | 550 m | 5 |
| Skateboard | Eastbourne Skate Park | 170 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Royal Sovereign Bowls Club | 260 m | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Eastbourne) | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Basketball | Fishermens Green Basketball Court | 550 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Eastbourne Cricket Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Eastbourne Rowing Club | 730 m | 1 |
| Fishing | Eastbourne Angling Club | 820 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Anytime Fitness | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Running | Eastbourne Sports Park | 3.0 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, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Sovereign Centre, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 99, 7, 44, 12X); 29 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 80 minutes away by public transport (41 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England Infants School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Catherine's College, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 47.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Food Warehouse, 600 m away; The Fish & Crab Shack (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sovereign Practice (700 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Scarlets Beauty Rooms is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Eastbourne District General Hospital, 2.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Sovereign Centre - The Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Alexandra Arms the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 114 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Princes Park, 400 m away; for exercise, The Sovereign Centre (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Eastbourne, 3.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 54 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
22 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 BN22 7LU, 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.
It's an older community: 26% 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.