BN27 3ER

Hailsham West · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN27 3HF 54 m
BN27 3EN 72 m
BN27 3EY 106 m
BN27 3EZ 115 m
BN27 3EP 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 3ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 3
Latitude
50.864805
Longitude
0.248426
British National Grid easting
558,320
British National Grid northing
109,664

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
E00107608
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 016B · E01021181
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 016 · E02004418

Postcode source versions

Explore BN27

38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
45, Woodpecker Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3ER 11 May 2026 £362,500
14, Woodpecker Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3ER 13 January 2026 £252,500
22, Woodpecker Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3ER 1 March 2023 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Grovelands Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    462 m
  2. Hailsham Academy

    Academy converter

    553 m
  3. The Ropemakers' Academy

    Free schools special

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,437
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 514
  • Anti social behaviour 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Public order 118
  • Shoplifting 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

24 female, 22 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
1.9
BN27 3 residents
12,532

Age bands in BN27 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,901 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,221 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

2,515 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

3,129 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

3,415 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN27 3 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

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    633 m

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    1.7 km

  • DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 HIGH STREET, POLEGATE, BN26 6AE

    ODS code G81004

    4.7 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

  • Woodpecker Drive

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.0 miles
  • Busheyfields

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Western Road

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Tilehurst Drive

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Forest View

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 016B, 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

23,909 of 33,755

Income
6 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
4 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 £345,000 from 4 recorded sales in BN27 3ER. 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. Grovelands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 462 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,437 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 514 events.

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