BN8 4JQ

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewes
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 4JG 310 m
BN8 4JR 431 m
BN8 4JA 462 m
BN8 4GE 485 m
BN8 4GD 492 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 4JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 4
Latitude
50.984035
Longitude
-0.009691
British National Grid easting
539,800
British National Grid northing
122,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003768
Output area
E00106777
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
7
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Chailey Heritage School

    Non-maintained special school

    2.0 km
  2. Central Education Ltd

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km
  3. Newick Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 3
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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

  • WEALDEN RIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G81088

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Lane End Common

    BCT · Lane End Common

    0.1 miles
  • Lane End Common

    BCT · Lane End Common

    0.2 miles
  • The Dairy

    BCT · Sheffield Park

    0.7 miles
  • The Dairy

    BCT · Sheffield Park

    0.8 miles
  • Hazeldene Lane

    BCT · North Chailey

    0.8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chailey Heritage School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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