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BN8 4EF

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4JN 115 m
BN8 4DL 256 m
BN8 4DP 387 m
BN8 4EU 444 m
BN8 4EG 477 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 4EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 4
Latitude
50.972012
Longitude
-0.030460
British National Grid easting
538,378
British National Grid northing
121,024

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
E00106770
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 001C · E01021025
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 001 · E02004379

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Chailey Heritage School

    Non-maintained special school

    12 m

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km

  3. Central Education Ltd

    Other independent special school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
22.2%
Next Generation Access
77.8%
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

2

within 5 km

  • WEALDEN RIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G81088

    3.3 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.5 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

  • Chailey Heritage

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.1 miles

  • Chailey Heritage

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.1 miles

  • Beggar's Wood Road

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.4 miles

  • Beggar's Wood Road

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.4 miles

  • Service Station

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.5 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
1
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

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chailey Heritage School is the nearest published school at 12 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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