Herstmonceux

Herstmonceux is covered by postcode district BN27. It is in the Wealden council area, East Sussex.

Typical price £305,000 Homes sold in Herstmonceux, last 12 months. ▼ 3.2% on the year before Gigabit broadband 5 of 56 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Herstmonceux, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Herstmonceux, by flood risk Of the 56 postcodes in Herstmonceux that ONS places, 56 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Herstmonceux. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN27 4FT: not on the flood risk listBN27 4FU: not on the flood risk listBN27 4FW: not on the flood risk listBN27 4JP: not on the flood risk listBN27 4JR: not on the flood risk listBN27 4JU: not on the flood risk listBN27 4JX: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LA: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LB: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LD: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LE: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LF: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LG: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LH: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LJ: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LL: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LN: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LP: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LQ: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LR: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LS: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LT: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LU: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LW: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LX: not on the flood risk listBN27 4LY: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NA: not on the flood risk listBN27 4ND: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NE: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NF: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NG: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NH: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NL: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NN: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NP: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NQ: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NR: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NS: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NT: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NU: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NW: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NX: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NY: not on the flood risk listBN27 4NZ: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PA: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PB: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PD: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PE: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PG: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PH: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PJ: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PQ: not on the flood risk listBN27 4PU: not on the flood risk listBN27 4SU: not on the flood risk listBN27 4SX: not on the flood risk list Herstmonceux Map of every postcode in Herstmonceux, by flood risk Of the 56 postcodes in Herstmonceux that ONS places, 56 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Herstmonceux. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Herstmonceux
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 56

Of the 56 postcodes in Herstmonceux that ONS places, 56 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.8897, longitude 0.3206. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Herstmonceux?

Homes sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 5 of the 56 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 56 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Pevensey Bay, 8.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Herstmonceux?

Homes in Herstmonceux sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 13 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£315,000
12 months to August 2026
£305,000

▼ down 3.2% on the 12 months before

Detached 3 sales, too few to price
Semi-detached£295,000 5 sales
Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole BN27 district, Herstmonceux's main postcode district: a typical £315,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Herstmonceux: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Herstmonceux?

None of the 56 postcodes now in use in Herstmonceux came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 26 homes sold in Herstmonceux were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BN27 district, 16%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn HerstmonceuxAcross the BN27 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 13 (0%) 23 of 423 (5%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 26 (0%) 102 of 624 (16%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Herstmonceux?

Ofcom reports on 56 of the 56 postcodes in Herstmonceux. At 5 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit5 of 56
Postcodes where every home can get superfast55 of 56
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 56

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Herstmonceux at risk of flooding?

None of the 56 postcodes in Herstmonceux is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Herstmonceux?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Herstmonceux. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Herstmonceux?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Herstmonceux is Pevensey Bay Rail Station, 8.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Pevensey Bay Rail Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive
  • Pevensey & Westham Rail Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive
  • Normans Bay Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Herstmonceux?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Herstmonceux. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

  • Herstmonceux Integrative Health Centre350 mPhone 01323 833535
Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Herstmonceux safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 95 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Herstmonceux over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 7 September 2025
  2. 5 October 2025
  3. 8 November 2025
  4. 9 December 2025
  5. 5 January 2026
  6. 9 February 2026
  7. 5 March 2026
  8. 4 April 2026
  9. 8 May 2026
  10. 15 June 2026
  11. 11 July 2026
  12. 9 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Burglary3 reports
Drugs3 reports

Also: possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Herstmonceux?

District, borough or city council
Wealden
County council
East Sussex
Parliamentary constituency
Bexhill and Battle
Police force area
Sussex
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)

All 56 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Herstmonceux postcodes

56 postcodes in use in Herstmonceux, by district:

BN27 postcode district,56 postcodes

That district is in the BN postcode area.

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Places near Herstmonceux

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Herstmonceux's £305,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Hellingly4.3 km, £342,000Hailsham5.2 km, £291,500Horam7.2 km, £370,000Westham8.1 km, £342,500Stone Cross8.3 km, £350,000Pevensey Bay8.8 km, £353,750Polegate9.1 km, £295,000Heathfield9.9 km, £325,740 All places A to Z

Questions about Herstmonceux

What is it like to live in Herstmonceux?
Homes sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 5 of the 56 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 56 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Pevensey Bay, 8.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Herstmonceux?
Herstmonceux is covered by postcode district BN27, across 56 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Herstmonceux in?
Herstmonceux is in the Wealden council area, and East Sussex is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Herstmonceux?
Herstmonceux is in the Bexhill and Battle parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Herstmonceux?
Homes in Herstmonceux sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 13 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Herstmonceux?
In Herstmonceux, primary schools at its postcodes include Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is The Ropemakers' Academy, 4.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Herstmonceux have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Herstmonceux is Pevensey Bay, 8.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Herstmonceux?
Ofcom reports on 56 of the 56 postcodes in Herstmonceux. At 5 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Herstmonceux at risk of flooding?
None of the 56 postcodes in Herstmonceux is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Herstmonceux?
None of the 56 postcodes now in use in Herstmonceux came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 26 homes sold in Herstmonceux were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BN27 district, 16%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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