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

BN24 5QB 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 5QB 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

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 83% on July. Wealden 020E: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **Hampden Park (Sussex), 2 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **No property in BN24 5QB 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=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wealden 020E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **£391,211 average price**: For the whole of Wealden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN24 5QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **Low road and rail noise at BN24 5QB**: Road 50 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **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=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stone Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-cross-school-e114484) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hazel Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazel-court-school-e145254) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [The Turing School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-turing-school-e148179) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shinewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shinewater-primary-school-e144662) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hankham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hankham-primary-school-e114395) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-academy-e138391) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heron Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heron-park-primary-academy-e138390) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Eastbourne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-eastbourne-academy-e136106) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £348,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STONE CROSS SURGERY (390 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (390 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (STONE CROSS) (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stone Cross Express (390 m, Tesco); Co-op Shinewater (920 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 020E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.5** (2025). Wealden 020E has a deprivation score of 5.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,362nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £422,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wealden 020E was £422,500 in 2025. Joint 7,609th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,641** (2021). Wealden 020E had 1,641 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,152nd 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Wealden 020E, 98.3% 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: 50.8143, 0.2860

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), 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=0.2860,50.8143,BN245QB

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