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BN8 4AN

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lewes
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 4BN 56 m
BN8 4AR 59 m
BN8 4AQ 81 m
BN8 4AJ 130 m
BN8 4AL 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 4AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 4
Latitude
50.936989
Longitude
-0.019158
British National Grid easting
539,276
British National Grid northing
117,151

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Electoral ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey · E05011583
Parish or community
E04003768
Westminster constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield · E14001212
Output area
E00106775
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 001B · E01021024
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 001 · E02004379

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Forge, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4AN 23 January 2015 £750,000
The Briars, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4AN 16 September 2014 £430,000
Olentangy, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4AN 23 June 2014 £372,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Chailey School

    Community school

    595 m

  2. Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

  3. Plumpton Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Other crime 6
  • Drugs 4
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
BN8 4 residents
6,174

Age bands in BN8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

956 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

562 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

1,113 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,784 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

1,455 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WEALDEN RIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    NEWICK HEALTH CENTRE, MARBLES ROAD, NEWICK, LEWES, BN8 4LR

    ODS code G81088

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Swan House

    BCT · South Chailey

    0.0 miles

  • Swan House

    BCT · South Chailey

    0.1 miles

  • Grantham Close

    BCT · South Chailey

    0.1 miles

  • Grantham Close

    BCT · South Chailey

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · South Chailey

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 001B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,528 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chailey School is the nearest published school at 595 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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