BN20 8HH postcode in Eastbourne, East Sussex

BN20 8HH is a postcode in Eastbourne, in the Old Town ward. It is in the Eastbourne parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BN20 8HH can get it Across Eastbourne: 93% Typical price £340,000 Homes sold in BN20 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Eastbourne 2.2 km in a straight line

Where BN20 8HH is, and what is near it

Map of BN20 8HH and what is near it Map of BN20 8HH: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the BN20 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN20 8AP: also in BN20 8BN20 8AR: also in BN20 8BN20 8AT: also in BN20 8BN20 8AU: also in BN20 8BN20 8AX: also in BN20 8BN20 8BT: also in BN20 8BN20 8BU: also in BN20 8BN20 8BX: also in BN20 8BN20 8BY: also in BN20 8BN20 8DA: also in BN20 8BN20 8DB: also in BN20 8BN20 8DD: also in BN20 8BN20 8DH: also in BN20 8BN20 8DL: also in BN20 8BN20 8DN: also in BN20 8BN20 8DP: also in BN20 8BN20 8DQ: also in BN20 8BN20 8DR: also in BN20 8BN20 8DS: also in BN20 8BN20 8DT: also in BN20 8BN20 8DU: also in BN20 8BN20 8DW: also in BN20 8BN20 8DX: also in BN20 8BN20 8DY: also in BN20 8BN20 8EA: also in BN20 8BN20 8EE: also in BN20 8BN20 8EF: also in BN20 8BN20 8EG: also in BN20 8BN20 8EH: also in BN20 8BN20 8EJ: also in BN20 8BN20 8EL: also in BN20 8BN20 8EN: also in BN20 8BN20 8EP: also in BN20 8BN20 8ER: also in BN20 8BN20 8ES: also in BN20 8BN20 8EW: also in BN20 8BN20 8EX: also in BN20 8BN20 8EY: also in BN20 8BN20 8HA: also in BN20 8BN20 8HB: also in BN20 8BN20 8HD: also in BN20 8BN20 8HE: also in BN20 8BN20 8HF: also in BN20 8BN20 8HG: also in BN20 8BN20 8HJ: also in BN20 8BN20 8HP: also in BN20 8BN20 8HR: also in BN20 8BN20 8HS: also in BN20 8BN20 8HT: also in BN20 8BN20 8HU: also in BN20 8BN20 8HY: also in BN20 8BN20 8HZ: also in BN20 8BN20 8JA: also in BN20 8BN20 8JB: also in BN20 8BN20 8JD: also in BN20 8BN20 8JG: also in BN20 8BN20 8JH: also in BN20 8BN20 8JJ: also in BN20 8BN20 8JL: also in BN20 8BN20 8JN: also in BN20 8BN20 8JR: also in BN20 8BN20 8JS: also in BN20 8BN20 8JT: also in BN20 8BN20 8JU: also in BN20 8BN20 8JX: also in BN20 8BN20 8JY: also in BN20 8BN20 8LA: also in BN20 8BN20 8LB: also in BN20 8BN20 8LD: also in BN20 8BN20 8LE: also in BN20 8BN20 8LF: also in BN20 8BN20 8LG: also in BN20 8BN20 8LH: also in BN20 8BN20 8LJ: also in BN20 8BN20 8LL: also in BN20 8BN20 8LN: also in BN20 8BN20 8LP: also in BN20 8BN20 8LQ: also in BN20 8BN20 8LR: also in BN20 8BN20 8LS: also in BN20 8BN20 8LT: also in BN20 8BN20 8LU: also in BN20 8BN20 8LW: also in BN20 8BN20 8LX: also in BN20 8BN20 8LY: also in BN20 8BN20 8NA: also in BN20 8BN20 8NB: also in BN20 8BN20 8ND: also in BN20 8BN20 8NH: also in BN20 8BN20 8NJ: also in BN20 8BN20 8NL: also in BN20 8BN20 8NN: also in BN20 8BN20 8NR: also in BN20 8BN20 8NS: also in BN20 8BN20 8NT: also in BN20 8BN20 8NU: also in BN20 8BN20 8NX: also in BN20 8BN20 8NY: also in BN20 8BN20 8NZ: also in BN20 8BN20 8PA: also in BN20 8BN20 8PD: also in BN20 8BN20 8SX: also in BN20 8BN20 8SY: also in BN20 8BN20 8SZ: also in BN20 8BN20 8TA: also in BN20 8BN20 8TB: also in BN20 8BN20 8TD: also in BN20 8 4 places, 1.3–2.2 kmOld Town BN20 8HH Map of BN20 8HH and what is near it Map of BN20 8HH: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the BN20 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Old Town BN20 8HH
  • BN20 8HH
  • Other postcodes in BN20 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7717, longitude 0.2503)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN20 8HH?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BN20 8HH?

Every home and business at BN20 8HH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN20 8HH 100% Eastbourne 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN20 8HH 100% Eastbourne Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BN20 8HH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Eastbourne Borough Council's days for BN20 8HH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BN20 8HH on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BN20 8HH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BN20 8HH.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Eastbourne

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN20 8HH: 1,150 properties in Eastbourne are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Eastbourne

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BN20 8HH is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BN20 8HH?

Homes in BN20 8 sold for a typical £340,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 83 sales, down 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£340,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£352,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £452,663 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £330,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £141,250 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BN20 district: a typical £360,000 from 275 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BN20 8HH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BN20 8HH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BN20 8HH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around BN20 8HH. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (40%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BN20 8HH

Band D in Eastbourne for 2026‑27: £2,654. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,770 (band A) to £4,424 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,654.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,770
Band Babout 60 (9%)£2,064
Band Cabout 190 (29%)£2,359
Band Dabout 300 (46%)£2,654
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,244
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,834
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,424
Band Hfewer than 5£5,309

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 40% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Eastbourne before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN20 8HH is in (ONS area E01020942), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BN20 8HH?

The nearest open schools to BN20 8HH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN20 8HH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BN20 8HH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN20 8HH is Eastbourne Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Eastbourne Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Hampden Park (Sussex) Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Manvers Road, 79 m away.

More stations near BN20 8HH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BN20 8HH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN20 8HH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BN20 8HH?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN20 8HH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Apcoa Charging Charging point · 6 chargers 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BN20 8HH?

The nearest to the centre of BN20 8HH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BN20 8HH?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BN20 8HH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN20 8HH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BN20 8HH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN20 8HH, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BN20 8HH?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN20 8HH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BN20 8HH in a conservation area?

The centre of BN20 8HH is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BN20 8HH?

Police.uk records 90 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN20 8HH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Other theft6 reports
Public order5 reports

Also: drugs 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BN20 8HH

Ward
Old Town
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Eastbourne
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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All of BN20

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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