BN24
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stone Cross, Pevensey Bay and Westham, in Wealden.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN24 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN24, 75.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN24 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN24 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN24 at a rate of 53.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN24.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), anti-social behaviour (123) and other crime (109).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN24 was 51.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BN24, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN24 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BN24
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wealden 020A | 1,532 | 84.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 58.3% |
| Wealden 020B | 1,388 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.1% |
| Wealden 020C | 2,661 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.1% |
| Wealden 020D | 2,384 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.3% |
| Wealden 020E | 1,641 | 43.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| Wealden 020F | 1,502 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 37.9% |
MPs for BN24
- Dr Kieran MullanConservativeMP for Bexhill and Battle61% of BN24’s postcodes
- James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMP for Lewes39% of BN24’s postcodes
- Ms Nusrat GhaniConservativeMP for Sussex Weald0.3% of BN24’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BN241
Postcode sectors in BN243
Council1
Postcode districts next to BN247
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BN postcode area2
BN24 in brief
BN24 is a postcode district covering Stone Cross, Pevensey Bay and Westham, in Wealden.
About 11,390 people lived in BN24 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £355,000 in 2025 across 223 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN24 was £355,000 in 2025.
BN24 had 10,861 usual residents at the census.
In BN24, 75.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN24, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.