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BN26 6GS

Polegate Central · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Polegate Central
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 6GQ 41 m
BN26 6GR 93 m
BN26 6HY 159 m
BN24 5DL 222 m
BN24 5ET 228 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 6GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 6
Latitude
50.817721
Longitude
0.274488
British National Grid easting
560,315
British National Grid northing
104,485

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Polegate Central · E05011655
Parish or community
E04003860
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107746
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 020C · E01021208
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 020 · E02004422

Postcode source versions

Explore BN26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Stone Cross School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Hazel Court School

    Academy special converter

    1.4 km

  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
969
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 417
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Public order 72
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN26 6 residents
7,119

Age bands in BN26 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,201 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

582 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

1,737 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

1,906 residents

Age 65 and over
25.7%

1,876 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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

7

within 5 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    1.1 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    2.2 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    2.3 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.6 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

    4.4 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

    PRINCES PARK HEALTH CTR, 7 WARTLING ROAD, EASTBOURNE, BN22 7PG

    ODS code G81022

    4.5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    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

  • Dittons Farm

    BCT · Dittons

    0.1 miles

  • Dittons Farm

    BCT · Dittons

    0.1 miles

  • Lilac Lane

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Lilac Lane

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Chaucer Industrial Estate

    BCT · Dittons

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 020C, 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

22,437 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Stone Cross School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

969 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 417 events.

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