BN6 8XF

Ditchling & Westmeston · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN6 8XG 301 m
BN6 8XE 307 m
BN6 8RH 547 m
BN6 8RJ 549 m
BN6 8XD 580 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN6 8XF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 8
Latitude
50.908039
Longitude
-0.105320
British National Grid easting
533,305
British National Grid northing
113,773

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003769
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00106788
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 002B · E01021026
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 002 · E02004380

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Plumpton College

    Further education

    2.6 km
  3. The Windmills Junior School

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Burglary 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN6 8 residents
9,398

Age bands in BN6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,569 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

771 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,619 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,602 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

2,588 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, NEWICK HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX,REFECTORY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 9DN

    ODS code G81071

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Underhill Lane

    BCT · Westmeston

    0.3 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Westmeston

    0.4 miles
  • Ditchling Beacon

    BCT · Ditchling

    0.5 miles
  • Middleton Manor

    BCT · Westmeston

    0.6 miles
  • Middleton Manor

    BCT · Westmeston

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,229 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 10 events.

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