BN8 5ED

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 5EE 719 m
BN8 5EB 1.0 km
BN8 5DZ 1.1 km
BN8 5EF 1.1 km
BN8 5EH 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 5ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 5
Latitude
50.942293
Longitude
0.034320
British National Grid easting
543,017
British National Grid northing
117,843

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003766
Output area
E00106766
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 001A · E01021022
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 001 · E02004379

Postcode source versions

Explore BN8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Longford Great Barn, Spithurst Road, Barcombe, Lewes, BN8 5ED 29 January 2021 £1,610,000
The Firs, Spithurst Road, Barcombe, Lewes, BN8 5ED 3 July 2015 £575,000
The Pines, Spithurst Road, Barcombe, Lewes, BN8 5ED 29 July 1999 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Barcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  2. Newick Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  3. Little Horsted Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

12 female, 13 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.5
BN8 5 residents
6,200

Age bands in BN8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

993 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

510 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,109 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,769 residents

Age 65 and over
30%

1,879 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN8 5 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+
78.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
78.6%
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

  • WEALDEN RIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G81088

    3.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Isfield Station Lavender Line

    BCT · Isfield

    1.4 miles
  • The Grange

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    1.5 miles
  • Isfield Station Lavender Line

    BCT · Isfield

    1.5 miles
  • The Grange

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    1.5 miles
  • Kiln Lane

    BCT · Isfield

    1.5 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Barcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

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