BN26 5PG postcode in Lower Willingdon, East Sussex

BN26 5PG is a postcode in Lower Willingdon, in the Lower Willingdon ward of Wealden. It is in the Lewes parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wealden: 75% Typical price £325,000 Homes sold in BN26 5, last 12 months. ▼ 10.3% on the year before Nearest station Polegate 1.2 km in a straight line

Where BN26 5PG is, and what is near it

Map of BN26 5PG and what is near it Map of BN26 5PG: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the BN26 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A27 BN26 5AA: also in BN26 5BN26 5AB: also in BN26 5BN26 5AD: also in BN26 5BN26 5AE: also in BN26 5BN26 5AF: also in BN26 5BN26 5AG: also in BN26 5BN26 5AH: also in BN26 5BN26 5AJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5AL: also in BN26 5BN26 5AN: also in BN26 5BN26 5AP: also in BN26 5BN26 5AQ: also in BN26 5BN26 5AR: also in BN26 5BN26 5AS: also in BN26 5BN26 5AT: also in BN26 5BN26 5AU: also in BN26 5BN26 5AW: also in BN26 5BN26 5AX: also in BN26 5BN26 5AY: also in BN26 5BN26 5AZ: also in BN26 5BN26 5BA: also in BN26 5BN26 5BB: also in BN26 5BN26 5BE: also in BN26 5BN26 5BF: also in BN26 5BN26 5BG: also in BN26 5BN26 5BJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5BL: also in BN26 5BN26 5BN: also in BN26 5BN26 5BP: also in BN26 5BN26 5BQ: also in BN26 5BN26 5BS: also in BN26 5BN26 5BT: also in BN26 5BN26 5BU: also in BN26 5BN26 5BW: also in BN26 5BN26 5BX: also in BN26 5BN26 5BY: also in BN26 5BN26 5DA: also in BN26 5BN26 5DB: also in BN26 5BN26 5DD: also in BN26 5BN26 5DF: also in BN26 5BN26 5DH: also in BN26 5BN26 5DL: also in BN26 5BN26 5DN: also in BN26 5BN26 5DP: also in BN26 5BN26 5DQ: also in BN26 5BN26 5DR: also in BN26 5BN26 5DS: also in BN26 5BN26 5DT: also in BN26 5BN26 5DU: also in BN26 5BN26 5DY: also in BN26 5BN26 5EA: also in BN26 5BN26 5EB: also in BN26 5BN26 5ED: also in BN26 5BN26 5EE: also in BN26 5BN26 5EF: also in BN26 5BN26 5EN: also in BN26 5BN26 5EP: also in BN26 5BN26 5ER: also in BN26 5BN26 5ES: also in BN26 5BN26 5ET: also in BN26 5BN26 5EU: also in BN26 5BN26 5EX: also in BN26 5BN26 5EY: also in BN26 5BN26 5FD: also in BN26 5BN26 5FF: also in BN26 5BN26 5HA: also in BN26 5BN26 5HB: also in BN26 5BN26 5HE: also in BN26 5BN26 5HG: also in BN26 5BN26 5HH: also in BN26 5BN26 5HJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5HL: also in BN26 5BN26 5HN: also in BN26 5BN26 5HP: also in BN26 5BN26 5HQ: also in BN26 5BN26 5HR: also in BN26 5BN26 5HS: also in BN26 5BN26 5HT: also in BN26 5BN26 5HU: also in BN26 5BN26 5HW: also in BN26 5BN26 5HX: also in BN26 5BN26 5HY: also in BN26 5BN26 5JB: also in BN26 5BN26 5JD: also in BN26 5BN26 5JE: also in BN26 5BN26 5JG: also in BN26 5BN26 5JH: also in BN26 5BN26 5JJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5JL: also in BN26 5BN26 5JN: also in BN26 5BN26 5JT: also in BN26 5BN26 5JU: also in BN26 5BN26 5JX: also in BN26 5BN26 5JY: also in BN26 5BN26 5LA: also in BN26 5BN26 5LB: also in BN26 5BN26 5LD: also in BN26 5BN26 5LE: also in BN26 5BN26 5LG: also in BN26 5BN26 5LH: also in BN26 5BN26 5LJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5LL: also in BN26 5BN26 5LN: also in BN26 5BN26 5LP: also in BN26 5BN26 5LR: also in BN26 5BN26 5LS: also in BN26 5BN26 5LT: also in BN26 5BN26 5LU: also in BN26 5BN26 5LX: also in BN26 5BN26 5LY: also in BN26 5BN26 5LZ: also in BN26 5BN26 5NG: also in BN26 5BN26 5NH: also in BN26 5BN26 5NJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5NL: also in BN26 5BN26 5NQ: also in BN26 5BN26 5NR: also in BN26 5BN26 5NS: also in BN26 5BN26 5NT: also in BN26 5BN26 5NU: also in BN26 5BN26 5NX: also in BN26 5BN26 5NY: also in BN26 5BN26 5NZ: also in BN26 5BN26 5PA: also in BN26 5BN26 5PD: also in BN26 5BN26 5PE: also in BN26 5BN26 5PH: also in BN26 5BN26 5PJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5PL: also in BN26 5BN26 5PN: also in BN26 5BN26 5PP: also in BN26 5BN26 5PR: also in BN26 5BN26 5PS: also in BN26 5BN26 5PT: also in BN26 5BN26 5PU: also in BN26 5BN26 5PW: also in BN26 5BN26 5QA: also in BN26 5BN26 5SA: also in BN26 5BN26 5SB: also in BN26 5 2 places, 2.4–3.4 kmPark Practice 3.4 kmLower WillingdonPolegate BN26 5PG Map of BN26 5PG and what is near it Map of BN26 5PG: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the BN26 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.4–3.4 kmPolegate South & Willingdon Watermill BN26 5PG
  • BN26 5PG
  • Other postcodes in BN26 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8114, longitude 0.2370)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN26 5PG?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BN26 5PG?

Every home and business at BN26 5PG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wealden: 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wealden: 98%

The line marks the figure across Wealden.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at BN26 5PG?

BinDayBuddy does not read Wealden District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Wealden District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BN26 5PG at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BN26 5PG.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Wealden

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN26 5PG: 1,584 properties in Wealden are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Wealden

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BN26 5PG is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BN26 5PG?

Homes in BN26 5 sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, down 10.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£325,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£362,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £440,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £318,750 22 sales
  • Terraced £266,500 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,250 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BN26 district: a typical £317,750 from 174 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BN26 5PG

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in BN26 5PG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 August 2026. The middle price was £402,500, from £385,000 to £420,000. Across BN26 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £325,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BN26 5PG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around BN26 5PG. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (67%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BN26 5PG

Band D in Wealden for 2026‑27: £2,728. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,819 (band A) to £3,941 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,425.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (6%)£1,819
Band Babout 50 (6%)£2,122
Band Cabout 400 (51%)£2,425
Band Dabout 240 (31%)£2,728
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,335
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,941
Band Gfewer than 5£4,547
Band Hfewer than 5£5,457

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 67% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wealden before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN26 5PG is in (ONS area E01021236), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BN26 5PG?

The nearest open schools to BN26 5PG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN26 5PG, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to BN26 5PG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN26 5PG is Polegate Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Polegate Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Hampden Park (Sussex) Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Glen Close, 103 m away.

More stations near BN26 5PG, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near BN26 5PG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN26 5PG, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BN26 5PG?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BN26 5PG on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BN26 5PG?

The nearest to the centre of BN26 5PG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BN26 5PG?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BN26 5PG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN26 5PG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BN26 5PG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN26 5PG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BN26 5PG?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN26 5PG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BN26 5PG in a conservation area?

The centre of BN26 5PG is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BN26 5PG?

Police.uk records 72 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN26 5PG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Public order7 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Other theft6 reports

Also: burglary 2, vehicle crime 2, drugs 2, theft from the person 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for BN26 5PG

Ward
Lower Willingdon
Parish
Willingdon and Jevington
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Lower Willingdon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BN26 5PH90 mBN26 5PT100 mBN26 5PE120 mBN26 5NG140 mBN26 5PU170 mBN26 5PL180 m
All of BN26

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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