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BN26 9BU

Polegate North · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Polegate North
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN26 6AA 5 m
BN26 9AZ 5 m
BN26 9BJ 5 m
BN26 9BS 5 m
BN26 9BW 5 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN26 9BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2021
Terminated
1 October 2023
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN26
Postcode sector
BN26 9
Latitude
50.823413
Longitude
0.244833
British National Grid easting
558,207
British National Grid northing
105,054

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Polegate North · E05011656
Parish or community
E04003860
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107753
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 019B · E01021213
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
25
Primary
13
Secondary
4

  1. Polegate Primary School

    Community school

    268 m

  2. Willingdon Community School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Willingdon Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 194
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Public order 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    73 m

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    504 m

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.3 km

  • PARK PRACTICE

    BROADWATER WAY, EASTBOURNE, BN22 9PQ

    ODS code G81104

    3.9 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    4.3 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

  • School Lane

    BCT · Polegate

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

  • School Lane

    BCT · Polegate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 019B, 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

16,871 of 33,755

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools. Polegate Primary School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 194 events.

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