BN24 5QR

Hailsham East · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald
Postcode district
BN24
Postcode sector
BN24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN24 5BS 558 m
BN24 5BT 562 m
BN24 5BP 685 m
BN24 5BZ 698 m
BN27 2RN 882 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN24 5QR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN24
Postcode sector
BN24 5
Latitude
50.838034
Longitude
0.271015
British National Grid easting
560,001
British National Grid northing
106,736

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Parish or community
E04003845
Westminster constituency
Sussex Weald · E14001533
Output area
E00181230
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 017A · E01021178
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 017 · E02004419

Postcode source versions

Explore BN24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  2. Hankham Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. East Sussex Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    2.5 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    2.7 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    2.8 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    2.9 km

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    4.4 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hilliers Garden Centre

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Hilliers Garden Centre

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Primrose Mill Gardens

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.7 miles
  • Primrose Mill Gardens

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.7 miles
  • Saltmarsh Lane

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 017A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,349 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Polegate Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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