BN26 5QX postcode in Wealden, East Sussex

BN26 5QX is a postcode in Wealden, in the South Downs ward. 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 0% of homes and businesses at BN26 5QX can get it Across Wealden: 75% Typical price £325,000 Homes sold in BN26 5, last 12 months. ▼ 10.3% on the year before Nearest station Berwick (Sussex) 3.8 km in a straight line

Where BN26 5QX is, and what is near it

Map of BN26 5QX and what is near it Map of BN26 5QX: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the BN26 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN26 5QU: also in BN26 5BN26 5QY: also in BN26 5BN26 5RH: also in BN26 5BN26 5SU: also in BN26 5BN26 5SX: also in BN26 5BN26 5SY: also in BN26 5BN26 5SZ: also in BN26 5BN26 5TA: also in BN26 5BN26 5TB: also in BN26 5BN26 5TD: also in BN26 5BN26 5TE: also in BN26 5BN26 5TG: also in BN26 5BN26 5TH: also in BN26 5BN26 5TJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5TL: also in BN26 5BN26 5TP: also in BN26 5BN26 5TW: also in BN26 5BN26 5TY: also in BN26 5BN26 5UD: also in BN26 5BN26 5UE: also in BN26 5BN26 5UF: also in BN26 5BN26 5UG: also in BN26 5BN26 5UN: also in BN26 5BN26 5UP: also in BN26 5BN26 5UQ: also in BN26 5BN26 5UR: also in BN26 5BN26 5US: also in BN26 5BN26 5UT: also in BN26 5BN26 5UU: also in BN26 5BN26 5UX: also in BN26 5BN26 5UY: also in BN26 5BN26 5UZ: also in BN26 5BN26 5XA: also in BN26 5BN26 5XB: also in BN26 5BN26 5XJ: also in BN26 5BN26 5XP: also in BN26 5BN26 5XQ: also in BN26 5BN26 5XR: also in BN26 5BN26 5XS: also in BN26 5BN26 5XT: also in BN26 5BN26 5XU: also in BN26 5 Berwick (Sussex) station 3.8 kmChyngton School 4.1 km3 places, 5.5–5.7 kmPolegate South & Willingdon Watermill BN26 5QX Map of BN26 5QX and what is near it Map of BN26 5QX: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the BN26 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Berwick (Sussex) station 3.8 kmBowden House School 4.8 km3 places, 5.5–5.7 kmPolegate South & Willingdon Watermill BN26 5QX
  • BN26 5QX
  • Other postcodes in BN26 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 50.8061, longitude 0.1674)

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 5QX?

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 5QX?

None of the homes and businesses at BN26 5QX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN26 5QX 0% Wealden 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN26 5QX 0% Wealden 98%
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 5QX?

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 5QX 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 5QX.

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 5QX: 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 5QX 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 5QX?

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 5QX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN26 5QX from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 5QX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,160 homes in the neighbourhood around BN26 5QX. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (29%). 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 5QX

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 £5,457 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,335.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (4%)£1,819
Band Babout 20 (2%)£2,122
Band Cabout 50 (4%)£2,425
Band Dabout 90 (8%)£2,728
Band Eabout 340 (29%)£3,335
Band Fabout 290 (25%)£3,941
Band Gabout 260 (22%)£4,547
Band Habout 60 (5%)£5,457

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 5QX is in (ONS area E01021166), 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 5QX?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN26 5QX, 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 5QX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN26 5QX is Berwick (Sussex) Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Berwick (Sussex) Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Polegate Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near BN26 5QX, 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 5QX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN26 5QX, 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 5QX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BN26 5QX 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 5QX?

The nearest to the centre of BN26 5QX, 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 5QX?

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 5QX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN26 5QX, 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 vets are near BN26 5QX?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN26 5QX 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 5QX in a conservation area?

The centre of BN26 5QX is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 5QX?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN26 5QX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report

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 5QX

Ward
South Downs
Parish
Cuckmere Valley
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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 5QU390 mBN26 5QY460 mBN26 5RH580 mBN26 5TL660 mBN26 5TJ720 mBN26 5SX720 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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