BN26 6JE

Polegate Central · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 6JG 185 m
BN26 6JS 186 m
BN26 6JF 188 m
BN26 6JU 216 m
BN26 6JB 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 6JE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 6
Latitude
50.818924
Longitude
0.265814
British National Grid easting
559,700
British National Grid northing
104,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
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
33
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  2. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  3. Stone Cross School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
932
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Shoplifting 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Public order 59

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    1.6 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    1.6 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    1.7 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    2.8 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    153A VICTORIA DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN20 8NH

    ODS code G81032

    4.7 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    4.8 km

  • SOVEREIGN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81022

    4.9 km

  • HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 PACIFIC DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6DW

    ODS code Y00080

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Downley

    BCT · Dittons

    0.1 miles
  • Downley

    BCT · Dittons

    0.1 miles
  • Chaucer Industrial Estate

    BCT · Dittons

    0.2 miles
  • Chaucer Industrial Estate

    BCT · Dittons

    0.2 miles
  • Shepham Lane

    BCT · Polegate

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Polegate Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

932 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 322 events.

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