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BN26 6NB

Polegate Central · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 6ND 181 m
BN26 6FT 192 m
BN26 6LQ 199 m
BN26 6FS 222 m
BN26 6FH 230 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 6NB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2012
Terminated
1 May 2022
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 6
Latitude
50.825259
Longitude
0.259618
British National Grid easting
559,242
British National Grid northing
105,291

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
E00107758
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 019C · E01021214
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 019 · E02004421

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Shepham, Shepham Lane, Polegate, BN26 6NB 16 July 2020 £722,182
Little Shepham, Shepham Lane, Polegate, BN26 6NB 30 March 2012 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    873 m

  2. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    2.0 km

  3. Willingdon Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
563
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Public order 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN26 6 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    1.1 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

    2.3 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.6 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Glynleigh Drive

    BCT · Polegate

    0.2 miles

  • Glynleigh Drive

    BCT · Polegate

    0.3 miles

  • Levett Road

    BCT · Polegate

    0.3 miles

  • Levett Road

    BCT · Polegate

    0.3 miles

  • Romney Road

    BCT · Polegate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 019C, 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

22,014 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Polegate Primary School is the nearest published school at 873 m.

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

Recorded crime

563 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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