BN26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Polegate, 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 BN26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN26, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN26 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN26 at a rate of 57.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 82 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (207), anti-social behaviour (175) and other crime (136).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN26 was 68.9 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 BN26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN26 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BN26
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wealden 018B | 1,184 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 14.6% |
| Wealden 019B | 1,848 | 130.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| Wealden 019C | 1,755 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.4% |
| Wealden 019D | 1,336 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.7% |
| Wealden 019E | 1,135 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| Wealden 019F | 1,353 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Wealden 019G | 1,911 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Wealden 021E | 1,569 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% |
MPs for BN26
- James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMP for Lewes99% of BN26’s postcodes
- Ms Nusrat GhaniConservativeMP for Sussex Weald0.6% of BN26’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 BN261
Postcode sectors in BN263
Council1
Towns in BN261
Postcode districts next to BN266
Nearest rail stations2
More in the BN postcode area2
BN26 in brief
BN26 is a postcode district covering Polegate, in Wealden.
About 13,217 people lived in BN26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £325,000 in 2025 across 204 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN26 was £325,000 in 2025.
BN26 had 13,132 usual residents at the census.
In BN26, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN26, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.