BN26 5AF

Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Polegate
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 5AG 12 m
BN26 5AE 31 m
BN26 5AD 44 m
BN26 5AQ 54 m
BN26 5AH 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5
Latitude
50.820539
Longitude
0.245532
British National Grid easting
558,266
British National Grid northing
104,736

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Parish or community
E04003860
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107768
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 019D · E01021215
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 019 · E02004421

Postcode source versions

Explore BN26

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rowan Court, 4, Walnut Walk, Polegate, BN26 5AF 25 February 2026 £155,000
Rowan Court, 1, Walnut Walk, Polegate, BN26 5AF 29 November 2022 £165,000
Rowan Court, 3, Walnut Walk, Polegate, BN26 5AF 27 August 2021 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
13
Secondary
4
  1. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    542 m
  2. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Willingdon Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
718
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Shoplifting 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Public order 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
BN26 5 residents
6,041

Age bands in BN26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.8%

688 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

457 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

943 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,737 residents

Age 65 and over
34.4%

2,009 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN26 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+
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    259 m

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    284 m

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.2 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.7 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    4.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    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

  • Polegate Rail Station

    RSE · Polegate

    0.0 miles
  • Polegate Rail Station

    RSE · Polegate

    0.0 miles
  • Polegate Rail Station

    RLY · Polegate

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles
  • Walnut Walk

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 019D, 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

25,251 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
2
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 £165,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN26 5AF. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools. Polegate Primary School is the nearest published school at 542 m.

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

Recorded crime

718 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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