BN27 3GS

Hailsham North 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 3BR 76 m
BN27 3FT 86 m
BN27 3BH 121 m
BN27 3GA 155 m
BN27 3BJ 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 3GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 3
Latitude
50.877767
Longitude
0.244586
British National Grid easting
558,006
British National Grid northing
111,097

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
E00181221
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018J · E01034302
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

Explore BN27

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Shetland Close, Hailsham, BN27 3GS 28 July 2023 £322,000
13, Shetland Close, Hailsham, BN27 3GS 12 January 2023 £470,000
12, Shetland Close, Hailsham, BN27 3GS 21 June 2022 £430,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Hawkes Farm Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    733 m
  2. Grovelands Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Hellingly Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 384
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Public order 52
  • Other theft 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

25 female, 27 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.2
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

2

within 5 km

  • QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE

    HAWKSWOOD ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1UG

    ODS code G81098

    1.3 km

  • BRIDGESIDE SURGERY

    1 WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DG

    ODS code G81012

    1.9 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

  • Manor Park Road

    BCT · Upper Horsebridge

    0.1 miles
  • Manor Park Road

    BCT · Upper Horsebridge

    0.1 miles
  • Horsebridge Mill

    BCT · Upper Horsebridge

    0.1 miles
  • Stroma Gardens

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.1 miles
  • Stroma Gardens

    BCT · Hailsham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 018J, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,708 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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 £376,000 from 4 recorded sales in BN27 3GS. 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. Hawkes Farm Academy is the nearest published school at 733 m.

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

Recorded crime

841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 384 events.

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