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BN26 5DX

Lower Willingdon · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lower Willingdon
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 5DU 12 m
BN20 9NA 52 m
BN26 5DT 59 m
BN20 9BZ 71 m
BN20 9QS 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 5DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2014
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5
Latitude
50.814355
Longitude
0.245804
British National Grid easting
558,306
British National Grid northing
104,049

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Lower Willingdon · E05011651
Parish or community
E04003868
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107870
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 021B · E01021233
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 021 · E02004423

Postcode source versions

Explore BN26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    472 m

  2. Willingdon Primary School

    Community school

    678 m

  3. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
842
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 254
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Shoplifting 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    573 m

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    961 m

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.1 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.1 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Broad Road end

    BCT · Lower Willingdon

    0.0 miles

  • Broad Road end

    BCT · Lower Willingdon

    0.1 miles

  • Park Croft

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Park Croft

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Brightling Road

    BCT · Polegate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 021B, 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

21,441 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Willingdon Community School is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

842 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 254 events.

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