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BN26 5TS

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 5TR 256 m
BN26 5TT 309 m
BN26 5TX 453 m
BN26 5RA 547 m
BN26 5TN 617 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 5TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5
Latitude
50.799231
Longitude
0.152576
British National Grid easting
551,788
British National Grid northing
102,172

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
South Downs · E05011658
Parish or community
E04003829
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107399
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018B · E01021143
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

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Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Burnt House Cottage, Dukes Green, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5TS 4 January 2019 £825,000
Burnt House South, Dukes Green, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5TS 16 November 2018 £835,000
Dukes Green Barn, Dukes Green, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5TS 20 October 2017 £1,150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Alfriston School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Chyngton School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

  3. Cuckmere House School

    Academy special converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Public order 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.2% 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

2

within 5 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, SEAFORD, BN25 1HH

    ODS code G81099

    4.7 km

  • SEAFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DANE ROAD, SEAFORD, BN25 1DH

    ODS code G81029

    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

  • Frog Firle Barn

    BCT · Alfriston

    0.2 miles

  • Frog Firle Barn

    BCT · Alfriston

    0.2 miles

  • Tea Gardens and Nursery

    BCT · Litlington

    0.4 miles

  • Tea Gardens and Nursery

    BCT · Litlington

    0.4 miles

  • Lullington Corner

    BCT · Lullington Court

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 018B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,221 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Alfriston School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 12 events.

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