# BN24 5LJ: area report for a postcode in Wealden

BN24 5LJ 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 BN24 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) › [BN24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn24) › [BN24 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn24-5)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Wealden 020A: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **Pevensey and Westham, 450 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **No property in BN24 5LJ 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=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wealden 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **£391,211 average price**: For the whole of Wealden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at BN24 5LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN24 5LJ**: Road 58 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pevensey-and-westham-cofe-primary-school-e114519) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £495,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2024 | £233,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| March 2023 | £333,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2025 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pevensey and Westham (450 m, 6 minutes on foot); Pevensey Bay (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: CODA PHARMACY (790 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £391,211** (July 2026). Wealden’s average house price was £391,211 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 9.0×** (2025). A home in Wealden costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). Wealden 020A has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,892nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £293,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wealden 020A was £293,500 in 2025. Joint 15,643rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,532** (2021). Wealden 020A had 1,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,782nd 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: 58.3%** (January 2026). In Wealden 020A, 58.3% 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.

## BN24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN24 was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 766th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,861** (2021). BN24 had 10,861 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 767th least 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: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in BN24 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: 75.6%** (January 2026). In BN24, 75.6% 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: 50.8181, 0.3301

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

## Your MP

- [Bexhill and Battle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle): Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative), 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), July 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=0.3301,50.8181,BN245LJ

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