BN8 6EA

Arlington · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 6BW 188 m
BN8 6BQ 244 m
BN8 6BG 246 m
BN8 6DQ 247 m
BN8 6BL 257 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 6EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6
Latitude
50.896715
Longitude
0.134442
British National Grid easting
550,197
British National Grid northing
112,974

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Arlington · E05011625
Parish or community
E04003853
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107430
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 013B · E01021147
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 013 · E02004415

Postcode source versions

Explore BN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Laughton Community Primary School

    Community school

    234 m
  2. East Hoathly CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km
  3. Chiddingly Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Drugs 1

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

  • The Roebuck Inn

    BCT · Laughton

    0.1 miles
  • The Roebuck Inn

    BCT · Laughton

    0.1 miles
  • Laughton Manor

    BCT · Laughton

    0.4 miles
  • Laughton Manor

    BCT · Laughton

    0.4 miles
  • Laughton Showground

    BCT · Laughton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 013B, 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

20,115 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Laughton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 5 events.

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