# BN20 9PJ: area report for a postcode in Wealden

BN20 9PJ is a postcode in Wealden.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wealden. Open the map at BN20 9PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) › [BN20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn20) › [BN20 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn20-9)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Wealden 021A: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **Polegate, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **No property in BN20 9PJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wealden 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **£380,679 average price**: For the whole of Wealden, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN20 9PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN20 9PJ**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willingdon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willingdon-primary-school-e114422) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willingdon Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willingdon-community-school-e114592) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oakwood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-academy-e138391) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Lindfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lindfield-school-e142744) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [The Eastbourne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-eastbourne-academy-e136106) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Parkland Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkland-infant-school-e144659) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Parkland Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkland-junior-school-e144660) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Polegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polegate-primary-school-e114435) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £287,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £388,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £371,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (40 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (370 m)
- Dental practices: PURE DENTAL SURGERY LIMITED (600 m); BROAD ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Lower Willingdon (60 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Willingdon Freshwater Square Express (370 m, Tesco); M&S Willingdon BP (570 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £380,679** (August 2026). Wealden’s average house price was £380,679 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,589** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wealden earned a median of £43,589 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 75th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Wealden costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Wealden has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wealden 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Wealden 021A has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wealden 021A was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,700** (2021). Wealden 021A had 1,700 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,529th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.2%** (January 2026). In Wealden 021A, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BN20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN20 was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 746th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,283** (2021). BN20 had 22,283 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,324th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in BN20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.1%** (January 2026). In BN20, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden)
- Centre: 50.8076, 0.2482

Council: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewes): James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.2482,50.8076,BN209PJ

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