BN27 2DN

Hailsham South · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN27 3HN 48 m
BN27 2DR 66 m
BN27 3HG 67 m
BN27 3HX 73 m
BN27 2HA 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 2DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 2
Latitude
50.858172
Longitude
0.257513
British National Grid easting
558,982
British National Grid northing
108,946

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
E00107622
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 017D · E01021185
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 017 · E02004419

Postcode source versions

Explore BN27

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Freshfield Close, Hailsham, BN27 2DN 15 November 2024 £240,000
5, Freshfield Close, Hailsham, BN27 2DN 8 August 2024 £240,000
7, Freshfield Close, Hailsham, BN27 2DN 24 April 2020 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. East Sussex Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    755 m
  2. White House Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    786 m
  3. Hailsham Academy

    Academy converter

    914 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,324
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 441
  • Anti social behaviour 279
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Public order 121
  • Shoplifting 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

12 female, 15 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.8
BN27 2 residents
5,760

Age bands in BN27 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,109 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

588 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,465 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

1,445 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

1,239 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN27 2 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    419 m

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    2.1 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.0 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Drive

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.0 miles
  • Bell Banks Road

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Ersham Way

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Knights Garden

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 017D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,877 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £240,000 from 2 recorded sales in BN27 2DN. 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 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Sussex Academy is the nearest published school at 755 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,324 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 441 events.

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