BN8 6AP

Arlington · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lewes
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 6EX 83 m
BN8 6AS 111 m
BN8 6BD 115 m
BN8 6AW 220 m
BN8 6AT 231 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 6AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6
Latitude
50.871067
Longitude
0.145593
British National Grid easting
551,064
British National Grid northing
110,145

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Arlington · E05011625
Parish or community
E04003833
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107403
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018A · E01021142
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

Explore BN8

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Curls Cottage, Ripe Lane, Ripe, Lewes, BN8 6AP 24 May 2019 £495,000
Curls Cottage, Ripe Lane, Ripe, Lewes, BN8 6AP 15 October 2018 £510,000
Miramar, Ripe, Lewes, BN8 6AP 29 November 2007 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Laughton Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  2. Bede's Senior School

    Other independent school

    4.0 km
  3. Park Mead Primary School

    Community school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
BN8 6 residents
3,710

Age bands in BN8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

583 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

340 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

753 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

1,378 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

1,067 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN8 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Lamb Inn

    BCT · Ripe

    0.0 miles
  • Lamb Inn

    BCT · Ripe

    0.0 miles
  • Lovers Corner

    BCT · Chalvington

    0.7 miles
  • Lovers Corner

    BCT · Chalvington

    0.8 miles
  • Deanland Wood Caravan Park

    BCT · Lower Dicker

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 018A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,162 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
1
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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Laughton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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