BN7 3QP

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lewes
Local authority
Lewes
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN7 3QW 496 m
BN8 4SP 635 m
BN8 4SL 660 m
BN7 3QG 708 m
BN7 3QE 735 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN7 3QP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN7
Postcode sector
BN7 3
Latitude
50.899321
Longitude
-0.018452
British National Grid easting
539,438
British National Grid northing
112,964

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

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tulleyswell Cottages, 26, Ditchling Road, Offham, Lewes, BN7 3QP 16 February 2007 £435,000
Tulleyswell Cottages, 26, Ditchling Road, Offham, Lewes, BN7 3QP 7 March 2002 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Hamsey Community Primary School

    Community school

    953 m
  2. Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN7 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

1

within 5 km

  • FOUNDRY HEALTHCARE LEWES

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

    ODS code G81021

    3.6 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

  • Cooksbridge Rail Station

    RSE · Cooksbridge

    0.5 miles
  • Cooksbridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cooksbridge

    0.5 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Cooksbridge

    0.5 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Cooksbridge

    0.5 miles
  • The Blacksmiths Arms

    BCT · Offham

    0.6 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.

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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hamsey Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 953 m.

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

Recorded crime

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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