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BN26 5RW

South Downs · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 5RN 341 m
BN26 5RL 404 m
BN26 5RP 472 m
BN26 5RS 910 m
BN26 5SR 916 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 5RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5
Latitude
50.818119
Longitude
0.177708
British National Grid easting
553,497
British National Grid northing
104,324

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
South Downs · E05011658
Parish or community
E04003855
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107529
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018C · E01021166
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

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Property

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
New Cottage, Milton Street, Polegate, BN26 5RW 3 July 2020 £600,000
Still Meadow, Milton Street, Polegate, BN26 5RW 12 June 2020 £750,000
New Kells, Milton Street, Polegate, BN26 5RW 18 July 2019 £865,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Alfriston School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  2. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    4.5 km

  3. Willingdon Primary School

    Community school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

13 female, 19 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.5% 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+
42.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
42.9%
Gigabit-capable
42.9%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    4.6 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.7 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 · Milton Street

    0.5 miles

  • Milton Street

    BCT · Milton Street

    0.5 miles

  • Priory

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.6 miles

  • Priory

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.6 miles

  • Long Man Inn

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 018C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,329 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Alfriston School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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