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BN8 5WH

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 5BB 47 m
BN8 5BD 102 m
BN8 5AT 123 m
BN8 5AU 150 m
BN8 5BW 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 5WH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 5
Latitude
50.923708
Longitude
0.016947
British National Grid easting
541,853
British National Grid northing
115,743

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
E00106767
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
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. Barcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    269 m

  2. Hamsey Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km

  3. Chailey School

    Community school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3

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.

Nearby transport

  • The Grange

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    0.1 miles

  • The Grange

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Galleybird Hall

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    0.8 miles

  • Galleybird Hall

    BCT · Barcombe Cross

    0.8 miles

  • Old Station

    BCT · Barcombe Mills

    0.9 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Barcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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