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BN26 5EH

Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 5EF 44 m
BN26 5ED 63 m
BN26 5EE 94 m
BN26 5JH 123 m
BN26 5EA 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 5EH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5
Latitude
50.816776
Longitude
0.237316
British National Grid easting
557,700
British National Grid northing
104,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill · E05011657
Parish or community
E04003860
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107772
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 019E · E01021216
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 019 · E02004421

Postcode source versions

Explore BN26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
13
Secondary
4

  1. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    628 m

  2. Willingdon Primary School

    Community school

    962 m

  3. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
672
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 185
  • Shoplifting 136
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Public order 47

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

    456 m

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    836 m

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.7 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.8 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Farmlands Way

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Farmlands Way

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Southfield

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Southfield

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Wannock Road Recreation Ground

    BCT · Polegate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 019E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,138 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools. Willingdon Community School is the nearest published school at 628 m.

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

Recorded crime

672 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 185 events.

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