BN26 6SL

Arlington · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 6RZ 287 m
BN26 6SH 369 m
BN26 6SJ 385 m
BN26 6FY 409 m
BN26 6RT 475 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 6SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 6
Latitude
50.845034
Longitude
0.207586
British National Grid easting
555,512
British National Grid northing
107,379

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Arlington · E05011625
Parish or community
E04003830
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107668
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018K · E01034303
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

Explore BN26

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Woodside Farm, Caneheath, Polegate, BN26 6SL 16 December 2022 £1,800,000
Caneheath Cottage, Caneheath, Polegate, BN26 6SL 28 March 2000 £250,000
Woodside, Caneheath, Polegate, BN26 6SL 10 November 1995 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Park Mead Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  2. Bede's Senior School

    Other independent school

    2.4 km
  3. East Sussex Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.2% 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
20%
Next Generation Access
80%
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

3

within 5 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    3.6 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    3.9 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

  • Yew Tree Inn

    BCT · Arlington

    0.7 miles
  • Yew Tree Inn

    BCT · Arlington

    0.7 miles
  • Milton Hide

    BCT · Upper Dicker

    0.9 miles
  • Milton Hide

    BCT · Upper Dicker

    0.9 miles
  • Michelham Priory

    BCT · Lower Dicker

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 018K, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,741 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,800,000 from 1 recorded sale in BN26 6SL. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Park Mead Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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