BN27 1GH

Hellingly · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hailsham
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN27 1GD 46 m
BN27 1GF 113 m
BN27 1GG 117 m
BN27 1GB 120 m
BN27 1GS 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 1GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 1
Latitude
50.876393
Longitude
0.270520
British National Grid easting
559,835
British National Grid northing
111,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Hellingly · E05011648
Parish or community
E04003845
Westminster constituency
Sussex Weald · E14001533
Output area
E00181238
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 015A · E01021174
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 015 · E02004417

Postcode source versions

Explore BN27

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Lapwing View, Hailsham, BN27 1GH 24 March 2025 £370,000
13, Lapwing View, Hailsham, BN27 1GH 26 March 2024 £362,500
19, Lapwing View, Hailsham, BN27 1GH 28 October 2022 £510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Hawkes Farm Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. The Ropemakers' Academy

    Free schools special

    1.3 km
  3. Thornton Grove Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
975
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Public order 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Shoplifting 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN27 1 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    555 m

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    1.9 km

  • HERSTMONCEUX INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAILSHAM ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, HAILSHAM, BN27 4JX

    ODS code G81634

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Park Gate

    BCT · Upper Horsebridge

    0.2 miles
  • Park Gate

    BCT · Upper Horsebridge

    0.2 miles
  • Harebeating Drive

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.3 miles
  • Harebeating Drive

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.3 miles
  • Amberstone Corner

    BCT · Magham Down

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 015A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,594 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 7 recorded sales in BN27 1GH. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hawkes Farm Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

975 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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