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BN26 6JD

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 6JJ 29 m
BN26 6HR 53 m
BN26 6JH 69 m
BN26 6JT 87 m
BN26 6LX 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 6JD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 6
Latitude
50.820803
Longitude
0.261646
British National Grid easting
559,400
British National Grid northing
104,800

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
E00181208
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 019G · E01034305
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 019 · E02004421

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 280
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Public order 58

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    1.3 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    1.4 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    2.0 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.1 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    4.6 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Shepham Lane

    BCT · Polegate

    0.0 miles

  • Shepham Lane

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Glynleigh Drive

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Glynleigh Drive

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • Levett Road

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 019G, 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

19,461 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Polegate Primary 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

839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 280 events.

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