BN20 9RU

Upper Willingdon · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN20 9LJ 11 m
BN20 9LH 81 m
BN20 9LL 89 m
BN20 9JG 126 m
BN20 9LN 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN20 9RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN20
Postcode sector
BN20 9
Latitude
50.802643
Longitude
0.248265
British National Grid easting
558,519
British National Grid northing
102,752

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Parish or community
E04003868
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107863
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 021A · E01021232
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 021 · E02004423

Postcode source versions

Explore BN20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Willingdon Primary School

    Community school

    799 m
  2. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 281
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Public order 39
  • Other theft 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN20 9 residents
5,077

Age bands in BN20 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

620 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

412 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

798 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,536 residents

Age 65 and over
34.6%

1,778 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    1.9 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.2 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    2.8 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.3 km

  • ARLINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 ARLINGTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1DH

    ODS code G81050

    4.4 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    59-63 GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4TX

    ODS code G81002

    4.5 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

    PRINCES PARK HEALTH CTR, 7 WARTLING ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 7PG

    ODS code G81022

    4.5 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    4.6 km

  • THE LIGHTHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    6 COLLEGE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN21 4HY

    ODS code G81003

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Coopers Hill

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Coopers Hill

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Coopers Hill

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Coopers Hill

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Chalk Farm Hotel

    BCT · Willingdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 021A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,299 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Willingdon Primary School is the nearest published school at 799 m.

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

Recorded crime

706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 281 events.

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