BN27 2SL

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN27 2FH 116 m
BN27 2SG 130 m
BN27 2PS 147 m
BN27 2FL 154 m
BN27 2SH 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 2SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 2
Latitude
50.858167
Longitude
0.273528
British National Grid easting
560,109
British National Grid northing
108,980

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
13
Primary
10
Secondary
0
  1. Thornton Grove Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    769 m
  2. White House Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  3. The Ropemakers' Academy

    Free schools special

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
996
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 320
  • Anti social behaviour 207
  • Public order 105
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    1.3 km

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    2.2 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.4 km

  • HERSTMONCEUX INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAILSHAM ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, HAILSHAM, BN27 4JX

    ODS code G81634

    4.5 km

  • STONE CROSS SURGERY

    MIMRAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5DZ

    ODS code G81008

    4.8 km

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 5DJ

    ODS code G81049

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Merlin Court

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Lion House

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.2 miles
  • Bowley Road

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.3 miles
  • Elizabeth Court

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.5 miles
  • Greenwich Road

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.5 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thornton Grove Academy is the nearest published school at 769 m.

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

Recorded crime

996 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 320 events.

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