BN6 8TN postcode in Lewes, East Sussex

BN6 8TN is a postcode in Lewes, in the Ditchling & Westmeston 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 94% of homes and businesses can get it. Lewes: 74% Typical price £537,500 Homes sold in BN6 8, last 12 months. ▼ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Burgess Hill 2.3 km in a straight line

Where BN6 8TN is, and what is near it

Map of BN6 8TN and what is near it Map of BN6 8TN: its centre point, with the 287 other postcodes in the BN6 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN6 8AU: also in BN6 8BN6 8AZ: also in BN6 8BN6 8BA: also in BN6 8BN6 8BB: also in BN6 8BN6 8BD: also in BN6 8BN6 8BE: also in BN6 8BN6 8BG: also in BN6 8BN6 8BH: also in BN6 8BN6 8BJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8BL: also in BN6 8BN6 8BN: also in BN6 8BN6 8BP: also in BN6 8BN6 8BQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8BS: also in BN6 8BN6 8BT: also in BN6 8BN6 8BU: also in BN6 8BN6 8BW: also in BN6 8BN6 8DD: also in BN6 8BN6 8DG: also in BN6 8BN6 8DH: also in BN6 8BN6 8DJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8DL: also in BN6 8BN6 8DP: also in BN6 8BN6 8DQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8DR: also in BN6 8BN6 8DW: also in BN6 8BN6 8FE: also in BN6 8BN6 8FF: also in BN6 8BN6 8FG: also in BN6 8BN6 8FJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8FP: also in BN6 8BN6 8FQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8FR: also in BN6 8BN6 8FS: also in BN6 8BN6 8FT: also in BN6 8BN6 8FU: also in BN6 8BN6 8FW: also in BN6 8BN6 8FX: also in BN6 8BN6 8FY: also in BN6 8BN6 8FZ: also in BN6 8BN6 8GB: also in BN6 8BN6 8GD: also in BN6 8BN6 8GE: also in BN6 8BN6 8GF: also in BN6 8BN6 8GG: also in BN6 8BN6 8GH: also in BN6 8BN6 8GJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8GL: also in BN6 8BN6 8GN: also in BN6 8BN6 8GP: also in BN6 8BN6 8GQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8GT: also in BN6 8BN6 8LB: also in BN6 8BN6 8LD: also in BN6 8BN6 8LP: also in BN6 8BN6 8LZ: also in BN6 8BN6 8NB: also in BN6 8BN6 8ND: also in BN6 8BN6 8NE: also in BN6 8BN6 8NF: also in BN6 8BN6 8NG: also in BN6 8BN6 8NH: also in BN6 8BN6 8NJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8NL: also in BN6 8BN6 8NN: also in BN6 8BN6 8NQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8NR: also in BN6 8BN6 8NS: also in BN6 8BN6 8NT: also in BN6 8BN6 8NU: also in BN6 8BN6 8NX: also in BN6 8BN6 8NY: also in BN6 8BN6 8PA: also in BN6 8BN6 8PZ: also in BN6 8BN6 8QD: also in BN6 8BN6 8QE: also in BN6 8BN6 8QF: also in BN6 8BN6 8QG: also in BN6 8BN6 8QH: also in BN6 8BN6 8QJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8QL: also in BN6 8BN6 8QP: also in BN6 8BN6 8QQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8QS: also in BN6 8BN6 8QT: also in BN6 8BN6 8QU: also in BN6 8BN6 8QW: also in BN6 8BN6 8QX: also in BN6 8BN6 8QY: also in BN6 8BN6 8QZ: also in BN6 8BN6 8RA: also in BN6 8BN6 8RB: also in BN6 8BN6 8RD: also in BN6 8BN6 8RX: also in BN6 8BN6 8RY: also in BN6 8BN6 8SA: also in BN6 8BN6 8SB: also in BN6 8BN6 8SD: also in BN6 8BN6 8SE: also in BN6 8BN6 8SF: also in BN6 8BN6 8SG: also in BN6 8BN6 8SH: also in BN6 8BN6 8SJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8SP: also in BN6 8BN6 8SQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8SR: also in BN6 8BN6 8SS: also in BN6 8BN6 8ST: also in BN6 8BN6 8SU: also in BN6 8BN6 8SX: also in BN6 8BN6 8SY: also in BN6 8BN6 8TA: also in BN6 8BN6 8TD: also in BN6 8BN6 8TE: also in BN6 8BN6 8TF: also in BN6 8BN6 8TG: also in BN6 8BN6 8TH: also in BN6 8BN6 8TJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8TL: also in BN6 8BN6 8TP: also in BN6 8BN6 8TQ: also in BN6 8BN6 8TW: also in BN6 8BN6 8UG: also in BN6 8BN6 8UH: also in BN6 8BN6 8UJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8UP: also in BN6 8BN6 8XH: also in BN6 8BN6 8XJ: also in BN6 8BN6 8XL: also in BN6 8BN6 8XN: also in BN6 8BN6 8YF: also in BN6 8BN6 8YG: also in BN6 8BN6 8YH: also in BN6 8BN6 8YJ: also in BN6 8 Hassocks BN6 8TN Map of BN6 8TN and what is near it Map of BN6 8TN: its centre point, with the 287 other postcodes in the BN6 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.4–4.2 kmHassocks BN6 8TN
  • BN6 8TN
  • Other postcodes in BN6 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 50.9382, longitude -0.1053)

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 BN6 8TN?

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 BN6 8TN?

94% of the homes and businesses at BN6 8TN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)94% can get it

Lewes: 74%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)94% can get it

Lewes: 98%

The line marks the figure across Lewes.

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 BN6 8TN?

BinDayBuddy has not read Lewes District Council's days for BN6 8TN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BN6 8TN on BinDayBuddy

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 BN6 8TN 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 BN6 8TN.

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 Lewes

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN6 8TN: 1,075 properties in Lewes are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Lewes

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 BN6 8TN 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 BN6 8TN?

Homes in BN6 8 sold for a typical £537,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 130 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£537,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£564,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £635,000 55 sales
  • Semi-detached £540,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £395,000 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £247,500 16 sales

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

Across the whole BN6 district: a typical £525,000 from 236 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 BN6 8TN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN6 8TN 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 BN6 8TN

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at BN6 8TN. 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 BN6 8TN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,160 homes in the neighbourhood around BN6 8TN. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (21%). 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 BN6 8TN

Band D in Lewes for 2026‑27: £2,756. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,837 (band A) to £5,512 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,369.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,837
Band Babout 40 (3%)£2,144
Band Cabout 100 (9%)£2,450
Band Dabout 100 (9%)£2,756
Band Eabout 380 (33%)£3,369
Band Fabout 150 (13%)£3,981
Band Gabout 310 (27%)£4,594
Band Habout 50 (4%)£5,512

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Lewes 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 BN6 8TN is in (ONS area E01021026), 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 BN6 8TN?

The nearest open schools to BN6 8TN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN6 8TN, 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 BN6 8TN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN6 8TN is Burgess Hill Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Burgess Hill Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Wivelsfield Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Garden Centre, 311 m away.

More stations near BN6 8TN, 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 BN6 8TN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN6 8TN, 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 BN6 8TN?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN6 8TN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Cyprus Road Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 BN6 8TN?

The nearest to the centre of BN6 8TN, 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 BN6 8TN?

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 BN6 8TN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN6 8TN, 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 BN6 8TN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN6 8TN, 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 BN6 8TN?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN6 8TN 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 BN6 8TN in a conservation area?

The centre of BN6 8TN 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 BN6 8TN?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN6 8TN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Drugs1 report
Possession of weapons1 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 BN6 8TN

Ward
Ditchling & Westmeston
Parish
Ditchling
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.

BN6 8TP600 mBN6 8TW640 mBN6 8XN680 mBN6 8XL720 mBN6 8TQ730 mBN6 8TL770 m
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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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