BN8 6EL

Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 6EJ 194 m
BN8 6FB 249 m
BN8 6FE 399 m
BN8 6FF 446 m
BN8 6DN 481 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 6EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6
Latitude
50.929174
Longitude
0.157402
British National Grid easting
551,706
British National Grid northing
116,630

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
E00107426
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 013B · E01021147
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 013 · E02004415

Postcode source versions

Explore BN8

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Decoy Lodge, London Road, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6EL 11 December 2025 £11,000
Little Decoy Lodge, London Road, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6EL 26 October 2022 £825,000
Croom Cottage, London Road, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6EL 1 October 2007 £635,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. East Hoathly CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    527 m
  2. Annan School

    Other independent school

    1.5 km
  3. Blackboys Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.4% 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+
85.7%
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

  • Paddock Green

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.2 miles
  • Paddock Green

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.2 miles
  • Rectory Close

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.4 miles
  • Rectory Close

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.4 miles
  • Paine's Oast

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.6 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £418,000 from 2 recorded sales in BN8 6EL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wealden is £386,787 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Hoathly CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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