BN8 4DT

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
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 4DS 351 m
BN8 4DR 409 m
BN8 4DU 555 m
BN8 4DY 581 m
BN8 4DP 603 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 4DT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 4
Latitude
50.974612
Longitude
-0.043911
British National Grid easting
537,426
British National Grid northing
121,288

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003768
Output area
E00106770
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 001C · E01021025
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 001 · E02004379

Postcode source versions

Explore BN8

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Heathview, Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4DT 27 August 2025 £920,000
Holford House Lodge, Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4DT 26 March 2025 £769,000
Beech House, Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4DT 29 November 2024 £1,295,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Chailey Heritage School

    Non-maintained special school

    977 m
  2. St Augustine's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  3. Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

22 female, 31 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN8 4 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+
94.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    3.6 km

  • WEALDEN RIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G81088

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Leyden House

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.1 miles
  • Leyden House

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.2 miles
  • Beggar's Wood Road

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.3 miles
  • Beggar's Wood Road

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.3 miles
  • Pellings Barn

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 001C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,442 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,234,000 from 6 recorded sales in BN8 4DT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewes is £367,918 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chailey Heritage School is the nearest published school at 977 m.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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