BN27 3SL

Arlington · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN27 3WY 718 m
BN27 3RN 763 m
BN27 3SB 770 m
BN27 3RF 775 m
BN27 3RY 787 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN27 3SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2002
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN27
Postcode sector
BN27 3
Latitude
50.878179
Longitude
0.161330
British National Grid easting
552,148
British National Grid northing
110,968

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Arlington · E05011625
Parish or community
E04003833
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00181202
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018A · E01021142
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Laughton Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  2. Bede's Senior School

    Other independent school

    3.2 km
  3. Chiddingly Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Public order 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Deanland Wood Caravan Park

    BCT · Lower Dicker

    0.5 miles
  • Lamb Inn

    BCT · Ripe

    0.9 miles
  • Lamb Inn

    BCT · Ripe

    0.9 miles
  • Lovers Corner

    BCT · Chalvington

    0.9 miles
  • Lovers Corner

    BCT · Chalvington

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 018A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,162 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Laughton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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