BN20 8AR
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Property report — BN20 8AR
Open-data due diligence for BN20 8AR and the area around it.
BN20 8AR in brief: 53 recorded sales (£54,500–£515,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN20 8AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN20 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£409,633
Population
15,851
Crimes recorded
71
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN20 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | £510,000 | 26 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-07-17 | £515,000 | 10 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-19 | £474,100 | 2 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-05-14 | £470,000 | 18 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-01 | £502,500 | 5 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-18 | £415,000 | 26 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-02-24 | £302,500 | 24 VICARAGE DRIVE | Other |
| 2017-02-24 | £302,500 | 25 VICARAGE DRIVE | Other |
| 2016-11-24 | £460,000 | 17 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-31 | £434,950 | 21 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-24 | £445,000 | 8 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-12-18 | £145,000 | 4 VICARAGE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2015-12-16 | £395,000 | 22 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-20 | £382,000 | 20 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-17 | £382,000 | 18 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-07 | £375,000 | 26 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-03-08 | £335,000 | 6 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-12-20 | £130,000 | FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR MAISONETTE, 4 VICARAGE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2012-11-12 | £360,000 | 10 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-07-23 | £375,000 | 7 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-05-15 | £325,000 | 2 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-08-14 | £357,500 | 11 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-14 | £350,000 | 7 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-10-29 | £352,500 | 18 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-10 | £300,000 | 12 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-06 | £345,000 | 1 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-14 | £320,000 | 18 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-04-27 | £325,000 | 6 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-11 | £129,500 | FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR MAISONETTE, 4 VICARAGE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2004-07-05 | £260,000 | 20 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-05 | £237,000 | 26 VICARAGE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-21 | £274,000 | 9 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-04-14 | £275,000 | 6 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-28 | £250,000 | 18 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-13 | £204,500 | 10 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-07 | £205,000 | 5 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-08 | £182,000 | 6 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-26 | £189,950 | 11 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-22 | £169,950 | 17 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-08 | £194,950 | 1 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-01 | £165,000 | 12 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-03-10 | £59,999 | THE MAISONETTE, 20 VICARAGE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2000-03-10 | £59,999 | 20 VICARAGE DRIVE | Flat |
| 2000-03-01 | £148,000 | 1 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-24 | £124,000 | 5 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-14 | £126,750 | 26 VICARAGE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1998-10-27 | £117,000 | 18 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-03 | £122,500 | 3 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-09 | £115,000 | 9 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-10 | £106,000 | 14 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-22 | £54,500 | 26 VICARAGE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1995-10-27 | £71,500 | 17 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-07 | £96,500 | 8 VICARAGE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
53 recorded sales on BN20 8AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gildredge House | 0.3 mi | All-through | Report card → |
| Motcombe Infants' School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Cavendish School | 0.7 mi | All-through | Report card → |
| Pashley Down Infant School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Ocklynge Junior School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY (0.7 mi) · GROVE ROAD SURGERY (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ROBOROUGH DAY HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · GSTT @ EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Tally Ho public house (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · PILLORY BARN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · FLINT HALLS (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · ARLINGTON ROAD PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Eastbourne (0.8 mi) · Hampden Park (Sussex) (1.9 mi) · Polegate (3.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Dem Food Centre (0.8 mi) · KS Oriental Foods (0.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 6,831
Owned 72% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN20 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN20 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 93/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN20 8AR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBN20 | SectorBN20 8 | PostcodeBN20 8AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £431,758 | £409,633 | £270,267 |
| Population | 41,171 | 15,851 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 119 | 71 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 65% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN20 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.