BN23 8DS postcode in Eastbourne, East Sussex

BN23 8DS is a postcode in Eastbourne, in the Langney ward. It is in the Eastbourne parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since July 1983.

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 can get it. Eastbourne: 93% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in BN23 8, last 12 months. ▼ 11.3% on the year before Nearest station Hampden Park (Sussex) 1.9 km in a straight line

Where BN23 8DS is, and what is near it

Map of BN23 8DS and what is near it Map of BN23 8DS: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the BN23 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN23 8AB: also in BN23 8BN23 8AE: also in BN23 8BN23 8AF: also in BN23 8BN23 8AG: also in BN23 8BN23 8AH: also in BN23 8BN23 8AJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8AL: also in BN23 8BN23 8AN: also in BN23 8BN23 8AP: also in BN23 8BN23 8AQ: also in BN23 8BN23 8AR: also in BN23 8BN23 8AS: also in BN23 8BN23 8AT: also in BN23 8BN23 8AW: also in BN23 8BN23 8AX: also in BN23 8BN23 8AY: also in BN23 8BN23 8BB: also in BN23 8BN23 8BD: also in BN23 8BN23 8BE: also in BN23 8BN23 8BF: also in BN23 8BN23 8BG: also in BN23 8BN23 8BH: also in BN23 8BN23 8BJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8BN: also in BN23 8BN23 8BP: also in BN23 8BN23 8BR: also in BN23 8BN23 8BS: also in BN23 8BN23 8BT: also in BN23 8BN23 8BU: also in BN23 8BN23 8BX: also in BN23 8BN23 8BY: also in BN23 8BN23 8BZ: also in BN23 8BN23 8DA: also in BN23 8BN23 8DB: also in BN23 8BN23 8DD: also in BN23 8BN23 8DE: also in BN23 8BN23 8DF: also in BN23 8BN23 8DG: also in BN23 8BN23 8DH: also in BN23 8BN23 8DJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8DL: also in BN23 8BN23 8DN: also in BN23 8BN23 8DP: also in BN23 8BN23 8DQ: also in BN23 8BN23 8DR: also in BN23 8BN23 8DT: also in BN23 8BN23 8DU: also in BN23 8BN23 8DW: also in BN23 8BN23 8DX: also in BN23 8BN23 8DY: also in BN23 8BN23 8DZ: also in BN23 8BN23 8EA: also in BN23 8BN23 8EB: also in BN23 8BN23 8ED: also in BN23 8BN23 8EF: also in BN23 8BN23 8EG: also in BN23 8BN23 8EH: also in BN23 8BN23 8EJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8EL: also in BN23 8BN23 8EN: also in BN23 8BN23 8EP: also in BN23 8BN23 8EQ: also in BN23 8BN23 8ER: also in BN23 8BN23 8ES: also in BN23 8BN23 8ET: also in BN23 8BN23 8EU: also in BN23 8BN23 8EW: also in BN23 8BN23 8EX: also in BN23 8BN23 8EY: also in BN23 8BN23 8EZ: also in BN23 8BN23 8FB: also in BN23 8BN23 8FD: also in BN23 8BN23 8FE: also in BN23 8BN23 8FF: also in BN23 8BN23 8FG: also in BN23 8BN23 8GW: also in BN23 8BN23 8HA: also in BN23 8BN23 8HB: also in BN23 8BN23 8HD: also in BN23 8BN23 8HE: also in BN23 8BN23 8HF: also in BN23 8BN23 8HG: also in BN23 8BN23 8HH: also in BN23 8BN23 8HJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8HL: also in BN23 8BN23 8HN: also in BN23 8BN23 8HP: also in BN23 8BN23 8HQ: also in BN23 8BN23 8HR: also in BN23 8BN23 8HS: also in BN23 8BN23 8HT: also in BN23 8BN23 8HU: also in BN23 8BN23 8HW: also in BN23 8BN23 8HX: also in BN23 8BN23 8HY: also in BN23 8BN23 8HZ: also in BN23 8BN23 8JA: also in BN23 8BN23 8JB: also in BN23 8BN23 8JD: also in BN23 8BN23 8JE: also in BN23 8BN23 8JF: also in BN23 8BN23 8JG: also in BN23 8BN23 8JH: also in BN23 8BN23 8JJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8JL: also in BN23 8BN23 8JP: also in BN23 8BN23 8JQ: also in BN23 8BN23 8JR: also in BN23 8BN23 8JS: also in BN23 8BN23 8JT: also in BN23 8BN23 8JU: also in BN23 8BN23 8JY: also in BN23 8BN23 8JZ: also in BN23 8BN23 8LA: also in BN23 8BN23 8LB: also in BN23 8BN23 8LD: also in BN23 8BN23 8LJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8LL: also in BN23 8BN23 8LN: also in BN23 8BN23 8LP: also in BN23 8BN23 8LR: also in BN23 8BN23 8LS: also in BN23 8BN23 8LT: also in BN23 8BN23 8LU: also in BN23 8BN23 8NJ: also in BN23 8BN23 8NL: also in BN23 8BN23 8NN: also in BN23 8BN23 8NS: also in BN23 8BN23 8NT: also in BN23 8BN23 8NU: also in BN23 8BN23 8NZ: also in BN23 8BN23 8WE: also in BN23 8 GP 2.5 kmWestham BN23 8DS Map of BN23 8DS and what is near it Map of BN23 8DS: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the BN23 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.5 kmLangney BN23 8DS
  • BN23 8DS
  • Other postcodes in BN23 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 50.8093, longitude 0.2978)

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 BN23 8DS?

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 BN23 8DS?

Every home and business at BN23 8DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Eastbourne: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Eastbourne: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Eastbourne.

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 BN23 8DS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Eastbourne Borough Council's days for BN23 8DS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BN23 8DS 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 BN23 8DS 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 BN23 8DS.

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 BN23 8DS: 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 BN23 8DS 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 BN23 8DS?

Homes in BN23 8 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, down 11.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £375,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £281,250 18 sales
  • Terraced £265,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 12 sales

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

Across the whole BN23 district: a typical £276,250 from 386 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 BN23 8DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN23 8DS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 BN23 8DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around BN23 8DS. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (67%). 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 BN23 8DS

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 £3,244 (band E); band B, the most common, is £2,064.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (13%)£1,770
Band Babout 170 (31%)£2,064
Band Cabout 60 (11%)£2,359
Band Dabout 100 (18%)£2,654
Band Eabout 150 (27%)£3,244
Band Fwithheld£3,834
Band Gwithheld£4,424
Band Hfewer than 5£5,309

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 67% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 BN23 8DS is in (ONS area E01020924), 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 BN23 8DS?

The nearest open schools to BN23 8DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN23 8DS, 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 BN23 8DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN23 8DS is Hampden Park (Sussex) Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Hampden Park (Sussex) Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Pevensey & Westham Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Oak Tree Lane, 126 m away.

More stations near BN23 8DS, 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 BN23 8DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN23 8DS, 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 BN23 8DS?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN23 8DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging point · 8 chargers 2.7 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 BN23 8DS?

The nearest to the centre of BN23 8DS, 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 BN23 8DS?

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 BN23 8DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN23 8DS, 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 BN23 8DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN23 8DS, 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 BN23 8DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN23 8DS 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 BN23 8DS in a conservation area?

The centre of BN23 8DS 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 BN23 8DS?

Police.uk records 206 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN23 8DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences76 reports
Anti-social behaviour50 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Public order13 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: other crime 9, vehicle crime 6, burglary 3, drugs 3, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 BN23 8DS

Ward
Langney
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
July 1983

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

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

BN23 8HR40 mBN23 8AT80 mBN23 8AX100 mBN23 8JG100 mBN23 8DR110 mBN23 8DN120 m
All of BN23

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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