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BN23 8NL

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
BN23 8NJ 81 m
BN23 8NZ 85 m
BN23 8LD 98 m
BN23 8NN 105 m
BN23 8BB 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN23 8NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN23
Postcode sector
BN23 8
Latitude
50.811016
Longitude
0.302198
British National Grid easting
562,290
British National Grid northing
103,800

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
E00107745
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 020D · E01021209
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 020 · E02004422

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Kendal Close, Eastbourne, BN23 8NL 25 March 2022 £57,500
4, Kendal Close, Eastbourne, BN23 8NL 26 October 2018 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Shinewater Primary School

    Academy converter

    658 m

  2. Hazel Court School

    Academy special converter

    687 m

  3. The Turing School

    Academy sponsor led

    904 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 575
  • Shoplifting 464
  • Anti social behaviour 287
  • Criminal damage and arson 122
  • Public order 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

11 female, 11 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN23 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    1.1 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

    2.3 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.5 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    3.3 km

  • SEASIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    18 SHEEN ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 8DR

    ODS code G81017

    4.2 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    4.3 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.3 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Oak Tree Lane

    BCT · Langney

    0.1 miles

  • Friday Street

    BCT · Langney

    0.2 miles

  • Friday Street

    BCT · Langney

    0.2 miles

  • Pennine Way

    BCT · Langney

    0.2 miles

  • Pennine Way

    BCT · Langney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 020D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,569 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £57,500 from 1 recorded sale in BN23 8NL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wealden is £386,787 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shinewater Primary School is the nearest published school at 658 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 156.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 575 events.

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