# BN26 5HQ: area report for a postcode in Wealden

BN26 5HQ 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 BN26 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) › [BN26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn26) › [BN26 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn26-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Wealden 019E: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **Polegate, 930 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **No property in BN26 5HQ 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=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wealden 019E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **£391,211 average price**: For the whole of Wealden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN26 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN26 5HQ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **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=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willingdon Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willingdon-community-school-e114592) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Polegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polegate-primary-school-e114435) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willingdon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willingdon-primary-school-e114422) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £418,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2023 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2023 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| September 2025 | £177,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Polegate (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (730 m); DOWNLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (810 m); PROCTER HEALTH CARE PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: POLEGATE DENTAL SURGERY (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Polegate Esso Express (920 m, Tesco); Co-op Polegate (930 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 019E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Wealden 019E has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,113th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wealden 019E was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,135** (2021). Wealden 019E had 1,135 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,794th least 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Wealden 019E, 99.1% 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.

## BN26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN26 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,132** (2021). BN26 had 13,132 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 905th 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: 75%** (2022). About 75% of people in BN26 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: 84.1%** (January 2026). In BN26, 84.1% 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: 50.8192, 0.2323

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=0.2323,50.8192,BN265HQ

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