BN27 1DZ

Hailsham Central · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN27 3DH 51 m
BN27 1DG 80 m
BN27 2AZ 80 m
BN27 4US 80 m
BN27 9AS 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 1DZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 1
Latitude
50.863173
Longitude
0.256590
British National Grid easting
558,900
British National Grid northing
109,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Parish or community
E04003845
Westminster constituency
Sussex Weald · E14001533
Output area
E00181216
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 015D · E01021177
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 015 · E02004417

Postcode source versions

Explore BN27

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Hailsham Academy

    Academy converter

    354 m
  2. White House Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    461 m
  3. The Ropemakers' Academy

    Free schools special

    479 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,490
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 528
  • Anti social behaviour 317
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Public order 127
  • Shoplifting 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN27 1 residents
7,503

Age bands in BN27 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,148 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

676 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,575 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

1,793 residents

Age 65 and over
26.6%

1,880 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    153 m

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    1.6 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Tesco

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.0 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 015D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,285 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hailsham Academy is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,490 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 528 events.

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