BN27 1SQ

Hailsham East · 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 2GD 417 m
BN27 2FZ 483 m
BN27 2FW 513 m
BN27 2GG 548 m
BN27 2FY 618 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 1SQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 1
Latitude
50.860851
Longitude
0.283478
British National Grid easting
560,800
British National Grid northing
109,300

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
E00181257
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 017A · E01021178
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 017 · E02004419

Postcode source versions

Explore BN27

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Thornton Grove Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. White House Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. The Ropemakers' Academy

    Free schools special

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 176
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Public order 39
  • Other theft 20

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    1.9 km

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    2.3 km

  • HERSTMONCEUX INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAILSHAM ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, HAILSHAM, BN27 4JX

    ODS code G81634

    3.8 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Merlin Court

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.5 miles
  • Lion House

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.6 miles
  • Bowley Road

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.8 miles
  • Greenwich Road

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.8 miles
  • Elizabeth Court

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 017A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,349 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thornton Grove 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

448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 176 events.

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