# BN27 9RQ: area report for a postcode in Wealden

BN27 9RQ 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 BN27 9RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) › [BN27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn27) › [BN27 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn27-9)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Wealden 015C: 10 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **Polegate, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **No property in BN27 9RQ 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=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wealden 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **£391,211 average price**: For the whole of Wealden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **98% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN27 9RQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **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=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ
- **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=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Ropemakers' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ropemakers-academy-e148035) | Special | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [White House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-house-academy-e145015) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hailsham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hailsham-academy-e152097) | All-through | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Thornton Grove Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornton-grove-academy-e152103) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Grovelands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grovelands-community-primary-school-e151810) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Hawkes Farm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawkes-farm-academy-e143119) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Sussex Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-sussex-academy-e152095) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £186,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £160,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £273,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRIDGESIDE SURGERY (420 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (130 m); SEAFORTH PHARMACY (190 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (100 m); PORTMAN SMILE CLINIC - HAILSHAM (130 m); NORTH STREET DENTAL CARE (160 m); KINGSWOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m); DENTAL SURGERY (2 TOWN HOUSE GARDEN) (330 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Hailsham (90 m, Waitrose); Asda Hailsham Supermarket (200 m, Asda); Tesco Hailsham Superstore (200 m, Tesco); Iceland Hailsham (220 m, Iceland); Tesco Hailsham South Rd Express (810 m, Tesco)

## 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). Wealden 015C has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,444th least 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 015C 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: 1,519** (2021). Wealden 015C had 1,519 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,509th 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: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Wealden 015C, 90.1% 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.

## BN27 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN27 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: 32,230** (2021). BN27 had 32,230 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 795th most 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: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in BN27 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: 76.7%** (January 2026). In BN27, 76.7% 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: 50.8649, 0.2596

Council: [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sussex Weald](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sussex-weald): Ms Nusrat Ghani (Conservative), 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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.2596,50.8649,BN279RQ

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