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

BN26 6QH 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 6QH 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Wealden 020C: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **Polegate, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **No property in BN26 6QH 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=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wealden 020C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **£391,211 average price**: For the whole of Wealden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN26 6QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN26 6QH**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **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=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stone Cross School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-cross-school-e114484) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 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 | 1.6 km (20 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 | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Polegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polegate-primary-school-e114435) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Turing School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-turing-school-e148179) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Eastbourne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-eastbourne-academy-e136106) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Lindfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lindfield-school-e142744) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Shinewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shinewater-primary-school-e144662) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2024 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £481,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2025 | £414,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| February 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 320 m |
| October 2024 | £287,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 350 m |
| July 2024 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Lidl Polegate Eastbourne (280 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 020C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.1** (2025). Wealden 020C has a deprivation score of 12.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,212th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £346,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wealden 020C was £346,750 in 2025. Joint 11,961st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,661** (2021). Wealden 020C had 2,661 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 546th 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: 89.1%** (January 2026). In Wealden 020C, 89.1% 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: 50.8188, 0.2709

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=0.2709,50.8188,BN266QH

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