BN26 5XP

South Downs · 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 5US 125 m
BN26 5XR 135 m
BN26 5XJ 147 m
BN26 5TP 153 m
BN26 5TH 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 5XP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 5
Latitude
50.806415
Longitude
0.153658
British National Grid easting
551,841
British National Grid northing
102,973

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Parish or community
E04003829
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107398
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018B · E01021143
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Kings Ride, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5XP 7 November 2025 £1,385,000
White Court, 2, Kings Ride, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5XP 15 January 2025 £725,000
White Court, 4, Kings Ride, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5XP 21 March 2024 £620,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Alfriston School

    Community school

    434 m
  2. Chyngton School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  3. Cradle Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Public order 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

37 female, 31 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
1.8
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN26 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Star Lane

    BCT · Alfriston

    0.1 miles
  • Deans Road

    BCT · Alfriston

    0.1 miles
  • Market Cross

    BCT · Alfriston

    0.2 miles
  • The Dene Car Park

    BCT · Alfriston

    0.2 miles
  • The Broadway

    BCT · Alfriston

    0.2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £740,000 from 8 recorded sales in BN26 5XP. 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

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Alfriston School is the nearest published school at 434 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 14 events.

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