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BN8 6LN

Arlington · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN8 6LL 254 m
BN26 6UL 458 m
BN8 6LJ 983 m
BN26 6UH 991 m
BN26 6UJ 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN8 6LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN8
Postcode sector
BN8 6
Latitude
50.838770
Longitude
0.119056
British National Grid easting
549,300
British National Grid northing
106,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Arlington · E05011625
Parish or community
E04003862
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00107405
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 018A · E01021142
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 018 · E02004420

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Firle Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

  2. Alfriston School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Shoplifting 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

  • Charleston Farmhouse

    BCT · Selmeston

    0.2 miles

  • Charleston

    BCT · Selmeston

    0.6 miles

  • Charleston

    BCT · Selmeston

    0.6 miles

  • The Barley Mow

    BCT · Selmeston

    0.8 miles

  • The Barley Mow

    BCT · Selmeston

    0.8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Firle Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 7 events.

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