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BN27 2RN

Hailsham East · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hailsham
Ward
Hailsham East
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN27 2RL 300 m
BN27 2RP 308 m
BN27 2RJ 487 m
BN27 2RT 576 m
BN27 2RS 756 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 2RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 2
Latitude
50.845646
Longitude
0.274538
British National Grid easting
560,223
British National Grid northing
107,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Hailsham East · E05011640
Parish or community
E04003845
Westminster constituency
Sussex Weald · E14001533
Output area
E00181230
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 017A · E01021178
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 017 · E02004419

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Downash Farm, Downash, Hailsham, BN27 2RN 14 July 1997 £142,500
Shepherds Haven, Downash, Hailsham, BN27 2RN 2 January 1996 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3

  1. East Sussex Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    2.0 km

  2. Thornton Grove Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

  3. White House Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 74
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Public order 18
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% 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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    2.2 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    3.3 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    3.4 km

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    3.6 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Lion House

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.7 miles

  • Hilliers Garden Centre

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.7 miles

  • Hilliers Garden Centre

    BCT · Stone Cross

    0.7 miles

  • Saltmarsh Lane

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.8 miles

  • Saltmarsh Lane

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.8 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.

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. East Sussex Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 74 events.

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