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BN24 5BU

Stone Cross · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stone Cross
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN24
Postcode sector
BN24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN24 5BX 357 m
BN24 5BY 389 m
BN24 5AT 393 m
BN24 5AU 493 m
BN24 5AS 499 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN24 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN24
Postcode sector
BN24 5
Latitude
50.823403
Longitude
0.285186
British National Grid easting
561,049
British National Grid northing
105,140

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
E00107746
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 020C · E01021208
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 020 · E02004422

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Hankham Primary School

    Community school

    922 m

  2. Stone Cross School

    Community school

    941 m

  3. Hazel Court School

    Academy special converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
551
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 249
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Public order 46
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
BN24 5 residents
7,466

Age bands in BN24 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,282 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

747 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,661 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,047 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

1,556 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN24 5 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

7

within 5 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    813 m

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    2.9 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    3.0 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.2 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

    4.1 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    4.7 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    4.8 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

  • Milton Street

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Milton Street

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Arun Way

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 020C, 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

22,437 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hankham Primary School is the nearest published school at 922 m.

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

Recorded crime

551 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 249 events.

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