BN8 6DX

Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 6DS 40 m
BN8 6AG 71 m
BN8 6AF 105 m
BN8 6AE 108 m
BN8 6EQ 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 6DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6
Latitude
50.923181
Longitude
0.160981
British National Grid easting
551,977
British National Grid northing
115,971

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Parish or community
E04003839
Westminster constituency
Sussex Weald · E14001533
Output area
E00107425
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 013C · E01021148
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 013 · E02004415

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. East Hoathly CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    205 m
  2. Annan School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km
  3. Chiddingly Primary School

    Community school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Burglary 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • Rectory Close

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.2 miles
  • Rectory Close

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.2 miles
  • Paine's Oast

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.2 miles
  • Paine's Oast

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.2 miles
  • Paddock Green

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 013C, 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

15,844 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Hoathly CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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