# BN26 6JB: area report for a postcode in Wealden

BN26 6JB 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 6JB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) › [BN26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn26) › [BN26 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn26-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Wealden 019G: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **Polegate, 1.6 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **No property in BN26 6JB 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=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wealden 019G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **£391,211 average price**: For the whole of Wealden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN26 6JB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN26 6JB**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **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=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Polegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polegate-primary-school-e114435) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stone Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-cross-school-e114484) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 53% 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) |
| [Hazel Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazel-court-school-e145254) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £414,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2024 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £312,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2024 | £287,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 270 m |
| March 2025 | £481,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Lidl Polegate Eastbourne (380 m, Lidl)

## 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 019G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.9** (2025). Wealden 019G has a deprivation score of 14.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,273rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wealden 019G was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,911** (2021). Wealden 019G had 1,911 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,981st 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wealden 019G, 100.0% 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: 50.8199, 0.2684

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=0.2684,50.8199,BN266JB

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