BN26 6QL postcode in Wealden, East Sussex

BN26 6QL is a postcode in Wealden, in the Polegate North 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 29% of homes and businesses at BN26 6QL can get it Across Wealden: 75% Typical price £312,250 Homes sold in BN26 6, last 12 months. ▲ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Polegate 1.1 km in a straight line

Where BN26 6QL is, and what is near it

Map of BN26 6QL and what is near it Map of BN26 6QL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the BN26 6 sector, 4 schools (3 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 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN26 6AA: also in BN26 6BN26 6AB: also in BN26 6BN26 6AD: also in BN26 6BN26 6AE: also in BN26 6BN26 6AG: also in BN26 6BN26 6AH: also in BN26 6BN26 6AJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6AL: also in BN26 6BN26 6AN: also in BN26 6BN26 6AP: also in BN26 6BN26 6AQ: also in BN26 6BN26 6AR: also in BN26 6BN26 6AS: also in BN26 6BN26 6AT: also in BN26 6BN26 6AU: also in BN26 6BN26 6AW: also in BN26 6BN26 6AY: also in BN26 6BN26 6AZ: also in BN26 6BN26 6BA: also in BN26 6BN26 6BB: also in BN26 6BN26 6BD: also in BN26 6BN26 6BE: also in BN26 6BN26 6BF: also in BN26 6BN26 6BG: also in BN26 6BN26 6BH: also in BN26 6BN26 6BJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6BL: also in BN26 6BN26 6BN: also in BN26 6BN26 6BP: also in BN26 6BN26 6BQ: also in BN26 6BN26 6BS: also in BN26 6BN26 6BT: also in BN26 6BN26 6BU: also in BN26 6BN26 6BX: also in BN26 6BN26 6BY: also in BN26 6BN26 6BZ: also in BN26 6BN26 6DA: also in BN26 6BN26 6DB: also in BN26 6BN26 6DD: also in BN26 6BN26 6DE: also in BN26 6BN26 6DF: also in BN26 6BN26 6DG: also in BN26 6BN26 6DH: also in BN26 6BN26 6DJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6DL: also in BN26 6BN26 6DN: also in BN26 6BN26 6DP: also in BN26 6BN26 6DQ: also in BN26 6BN26 6DR: also in BN26 6BN26 6DS: also in BN26 6BN26 6DT: also in BN26 6BN26 6DU: also in BN26 6BN26 6DW: also in BN26 6BN26 6EA: also in BN26 6BN26 6EB: also in BN26 6BN26 6ED: also in BN26 6BN26 6EE: also in BN26 6BN26 6EF: also in BN26 6BN26 6EG: also in BN26 6BN26 6EH: also in BN26 6BN26 6EJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6EL: also in BN26 6BN26 6EN: also in BN26 6BN26 6EP: also in BN26 6BN26 6EQ: also in BN26 6BN26 6ER: also in BN26 6BN26 6ES: also in BN26 6BN26 6ET: also in BN26 6BN26 6EW: also in BN26 6BN26 6EY: also in BN26 6BN26 6EZ: also in BN26 6BN26 6GB: also in BN26 6BN26 6GL: also in BN26 6BN26 6GN: also in BN26 6BN26 6HA: also in BN26 6BN26 6HB: also in BN26 6BN26 6HD: also in BN26 6BN26 6HE: also in BN26 6BN26 6HF: also in BN26 6BN26 6HG: also in BN26 6BN26 6HH: also in BN26 6BN26 6HJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6HQ: also in BN26 6BN26 6JY: also in BN26 6BN26 6LE: also in BN26 6BN26 6LF: also in BN26 6BN26 6NJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6NL: also in BN26 6BN26 6NN: also in BN26 6BN26 6NP: also in BN26 6BN26 6NQ: also in BN26 6BN26 6NS: also in BN26 6BN26 6NT: also in BN26 6BN26 6NU: also in BN26 6BN26 6NX: also in BN26 6BN26 6NY: also in BN26 6BN26 6NZ: also in BN26 6BN26 6PA: also in BN26 6BN26 6PB: also in BN26 6BN26 6PD: also in BN26 6BN26 6PE: also in BN26 6BN26 6PF: also in BN26 6BN26 6PG: also in BN26 6BN26 6PH: also in BN26 6BN26 6PJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6PL: also in BN26 6BN26 6PN: also in BN26 6BN26 6PP: also in BN26 6BN26 6PQ: also in BN26 6BN26 6PR: also in BN26 6BN26 6PS: also in BN26 6BN26 6PT: also in BN26 6BN26 6PU: also in BN26 6BN26 6PW: also in BN26 6BN26 6PX: also in BN26 6BN26 6PY: also in BN26 6BN26 6PZ: also in BN26 6BN26 6QA: also in BN26 6BN26 6QB: also in BN26 6BN26 6QD: also in BN26 6BN26 6QE: also in BN26 6BN26 6QF: also in BN26 6BN26 6QG: also in BN26 6BN26 6QJ: also in BN26 6BN26 6QN: also in BN26 6BN26 6QP: also in BN26 6BN26 6QS: also in BN26 6BN26 6RE: also in BN26 6BN26 6RF: also in BN26 6BN26 6RJ: also in BN26 6 GP 1.2 km2 places, 3.0–3.9 kmPolegate BN26 6QL Map of BN26 6QL and what is near it Map of BN26 6QL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the BN26 6 sector, 4 schools (3 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 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 3.0–3.9 kmPolegate North BN26 6QL
  • BN26 6QL
  • Other postcodes in BN26 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 50.8291, longitude 0.2361)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN26 6QL?

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 6QL?

57% of the homes and businesses at BN26 6QL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 29% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN26 6QL 29% Wealden 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN26 6QL 57% 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 6QL?

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 6QL 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 6QL.

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 6QL: 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 6QL 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 6QL?

Homes in BN26 6 sold for a typical £312,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£312,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £530,000 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 50 sales
  • Terraced £285,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 19 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 6QL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN26 6QL 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

Food hygiene ratings at BN26 6QL

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at BN26 6QL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BN26 6QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around BN26 6QL. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). 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 6QL

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 £4,547 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,425.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (6%)£1,819
Band Babout 150 (17%)£2,122
Band Cabout 420 (48%)£2,425
Band Dabout 190 (22%)£2,728
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,335
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,941
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,547
Band Hwithheld£5,457

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 6QL is in (ONS area E01021214), 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 6QL?

The nearest open schools to BN26 6QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN26 6QL, 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 6QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN26 6QL is Polegate Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Polegate Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Hampden Park (Sussex) Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cophall Roundabout, 338 m away.

More stations near BN26 6QL, 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 6QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN26 6QL, 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 6QL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BN26 6QL 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 6QL?

The nearest to the centre of BN26 6QL, 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 6QL?

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 6QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN26 6QL, 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 6QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN26 6QL, 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 6QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN26 6QL 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 6QL in a conservation area?

The centre of BN26 6QL 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 6QL?

Police.uk records 43 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN26 6QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order3 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: drugs 2, burglary 1, vehicle 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 6QL

Ward
Polegate North
Parish
Polegate
Region
South East
Country
England
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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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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