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BN23 8BA

Stone Cross · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Eastbourne
Ward
Stone Cross
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN23
Postcode sector
BN23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN24 5EQ 5 m
BN24 5PE 93 m
BN23 8HE 127 m
BN23 8AY 142 m
BN24 5PB 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN23 8BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2009
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN23
Postcode sector
BN23 8
Latitude
50.813327
Longitude
0.295370
British National Grid easting
561,801
British National Grid northing
104,042

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Stone Cross · E05011659
Parish or community
E04012657
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107731
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 020E · E01021210
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 020 · E02004422

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Railway Cottages, Eastbourne, BN23 8BA 2 May 2008 £220,000
2, Railway Cottages, Eastbourne, BN23 8BA 1 June 2000 £145,000
1, Railway Cottages, Eastbourne, BN23 8BA 8 July 1997 £86,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Hazel Court School

    Academy special converter

    272 m

  2. Stone Cross School

    Community school

    427 m

  3. Shinewater Primary School

    Academy converter

    538 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,815
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 563
  • Shoplifting 464
  • Anti social behaviour 269
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Public order 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN23 8 residents
7,889

Age bands in BN23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,503 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

977 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

2,024 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,277 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,444 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    538 m

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.4 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

    2.9 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    3.6 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    3.8 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    3.8 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    4.4 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Patcham Mill Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Larkspur Drive

    BCT · Shinewater

    0.1 miles

  • Patcham Mill Road

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Cornish Close

    BCT · Shinewater

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Tree Lane

    BCT · Langney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 020E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,357 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hazel Court School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,815 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 563 events.

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