BN7 3PU

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewes
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 3QD 41 m
BN7 3QA 80 m
BN7 3PX 97 m
BN7 3QH 102 m
BN7 3QE 267 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 3PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 3
Latitude
50.892319
Longitude
-0.010758
British National Grid easting
540,000
British National Grid northing
112,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003774
Output area
E00106768
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 001A · E01021022
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 001 · E02004379

Postcode source versions

Explore BN7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Hamsey Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  2. Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Public order 18
  • Drugs 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN7 3 residents
3,887

Age bands in BN7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

600 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

460 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

668 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,291 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

1,018 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

  • FOUNDRY HEALTHCARE LEWES

    SCHOOL HILL PRACTICE, SCHOOL HILL H, 33 HIGH STREET, LEWES, BN7 2LU

    ODS code G81021

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Blacksmiths Arms

    BCT · Offham

    0.0 miles
  • The Blacksmiths Arms

    BCT · Offham

    0.0 miles
  • Churchill Road

    BCT · Landport

    0.6 miles
  • Waldshut Road

    BCT · Landport

    0.7 miles
  • Cooksbridge Rail Station

    RSE · Cooksbridge

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 001A, 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

17,931 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hamsey Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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