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BN8 5TX

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 5TS 94 m
BN8 5TP 297 m
BN8 5TN 336 m
BN8 5TW 517 m
BN8 5TH 591 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 5TX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1997
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 5
Latitude
50.910728
Longitude
0.017055
British National Grid easting
541,900
British National Grid northing
114,300

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
E04003766
Westminster constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield · E14001212
Output area
E00106765
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 001A · E01021022
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
7
Secondary
3

  1. Barcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

  2. Hamsey Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Burglary 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • FOUNDRY HEALTHCARE LEWES

    SCHOOL HILL PRACTICE, SCHOOL HILL H, 33 HIGH STREET, LEWES, BN7 2LU

    ODS code G81021

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Station

    BCT · Barcombe Mills

    0.8 miles

  • Old Station

    BCT · Barcombe Mills

    0.8 miles

  • The Grange

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    0.9 miles

  • The Grange

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    0.9 miles

  • The Rainbow Inn

    BCT · Cooksbridge

    1.0 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Barcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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