BN8 6FE

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 6FF 62 m
BN8 6FB 195 m
BN8 6QF 252 m
BN8 6DL 273 m
BN8 6QA 300 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 6FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6
Latitude
50.928549
Longitude
0.162995
British National Grid easting
552,101
British National Grid northing
116,572

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
E00107428
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 013C · E01021148
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 013 · E02004415

Postcode source versions

Explore BN8

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Dressage Drive, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6FE 21 August 2025 £600,000
17, Dressage Drive, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6FE 27 June 2025 £735,000
14, Dressage Drive, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6FE 28 March 2025 £785,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. East Hoathly CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    416 m
  2. Annan School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km
  3. Chiddingly Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Burglary 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.

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+
92.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.6%
Gigabit-capable
92.6%
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

    0.1 miles
  • Paddock Green

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.1 miles
  • Rectory Close

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.3 miles
  • Rectory Close

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.3 miles
  • Paine's Oast

    BCT · East Hoathly

    0.6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £595,000 from 15 recorded sales in BN8 6FE. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Hoathly CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

32 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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