BN2 8DT

East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewes
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 8DY 56 m
BN2 8DE 135 m
BN2 8DX 147 m
BN2 8DB 175 m
BN2 8DD 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 8DT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 8
Latitude
50.798243
Longitude
-0.031784
British National Grid easting
538,800
British National Grid northing
101,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003791
Output area
E00106802
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 006E · E01021031
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 006 · E02004384

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Saltdean Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Telscombe Cliffs Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
511
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 223
  • Anti social behaviour 74
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Other theft 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN2 8 residents
8,700

Age bands in BN2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

1,212 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

761 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

1,734 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

2,683 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

2,375 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SALTDEAN AND ROTTINGDEAN MED PRACTICE

    GRAND OCEAN MEDICAL CENTRE, LONGRIDGE AVENUE, SALTDEAN, BRIGHTON, BN2 8BU

    ODS code G81076

    531 m

  • HAVENSHEALTH

    ANCHOR HEALTHCARE CENTRE, MERIDIAN WAY, PEACEHAVEN, BN10 8NF

    ODS code G81100

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Martlet House

    BCT · East Saltdean

    0.1 miles
  • Bannings Vale

    BCT · East Saltdean

    0.1 miles
  • Bannings Vale

    BCT · East Saltdean

    0.1 miles
  • Telscombe Tye

    BCT · East Saltdean

    0.1 miles
  • Telscombe Tye

    BCT · East Saltdean

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 006E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,593 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Saltdean Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

511 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 223 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.