BN7 1AL postcode in Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 1AL is a postcode in Lewes, in the Lewes Bridge ward. It is in the Lewes parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since June 1999. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where BN7 1AL is, and what is near it
- BN7 1AL
- Other postcodes in BN7 1: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 12 bus stops
- 3 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8794, longitude 0.0162)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after BN7 1AL?
- LewesDistrict council Lewes: bins, council tax, planning
- East SussexCounty council East Sussex: schools, roads, care
- Janet Baah and Zoe NicholsonCouncillors elected for the Lewes Bridge ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around BN7 1AL Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- SussexPolice force area
- LewesParliamentary constituency. Its MP is James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat). How to contact James MacCleary
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at BN7 1AL?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for BN7 1AL. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at BN7 1AL?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BN7 1AL.
Check the bin days for BN7 1AL on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is BN7 1AL 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 BN7 1AL.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Lewes
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN7 1AL: 1,075 properties in Lewes are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Lewes
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of BN7 1AL is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 09:25 on 30 October 2026.
- Malling at Lewes, on the River OuseFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Malling at Lewes, on the River Ouse
- Lower OuseFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Lower Ouse
Sources: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026; Environment Agency flood warnings, warnings in force checked at 09:25 on 30 October 2026. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
At this postcode
Homes sold in BN7 1AL
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN7 1AL from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
Who lives at BN7 1AL?
The 2021 Census counted no one living at BN7 1AL: ONS gives figures only for postcodes with at least one resident or household.
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at BN7 1AL use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for BN7 1AL. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the BN7 district, the median electricity meter used 2,546 kWh and the median gas meter used 9,296 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is BN7 1AL in a conservation area?
The centre of BN7 1AL 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.
Near here
Which schools are near BN7 1AL?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to BN7 1AL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to BN7 1AL?
The nearest railway station to the centre of BN7 1AL is Lewes Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.
- Lewes Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
- Cooksbridge Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sackville House, 53 m away.
More stations near BN7 1AL, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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Which GP surgeries are near BN7 1AL?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN7 1AL, 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.
- Foundry Healthcare Lewes Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01273 480888 700 mWalk
- Hc University of Sussex Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01273 249049 7.4 kmDrive
- Woodingdean Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2024 · Phone 01273 307555 8.3 kmDrive
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Where can I charge an electric car near BN7 1AL?
The nearest charging points to the centre of BN7 1AL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 200 mWalk
- BP Pulse Malling SF Connect Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS · up to 150 kW 400 mWalk
- Little East Street Car Park Charging point · 7 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 600 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near BN7 1AL?
The nearest to the centre of BN7 1AL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Neo Orthodontics Lewes Phone 01273 803456 100 mWalk
- Portman Smile Clinic Phone 01795 477224 100 mWalk
- Portman Smile Clinic Lewes Phone 01273 803456 100 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to BN7 1AL?
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.
- Lewes Victoria Hospital Phone 01273 474153 1.6 kmCycle
- Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01273 624488 8.5 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which care homes are near BN7 1AL?
The nearest care homes to the centre of BN7 1AL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Claydon House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2025 · Phone 01273 474844 800 mWalk
- Barons Down Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old 1.8 kmCycle
- Ashring House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2025 · Phone 01273 814400 2.8 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near BN7 1AL?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN7 1AL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Boots, 14 Eastgate Street Mon to Fri 9am to 1:30pm, 2:30pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1:30pm, 2:30pm to 4pm; Sun 10am to 4pm · Phone 01273 474003 550 mWalk
- Ha Baker Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01273 472558 800 mWalk
- Wyborns Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01273 489898 900 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near BN7 1AL?
The nearest vets to the centre of BN7 1AL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Cliffe Vetenary Group 550 mWalk
- Cliffe Veterinary Group Phone +44 1273 814590 3.3 kmCycle
- Cliffe Veterinary Group 7.8 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the BN7 1 sector
What do homes sell for near BN7 1AL?
Homes in BN7 1 sold for a typical £590,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 115 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £541,000 from 140 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £980,000 18 sales
- Semi-detached £596,000 38 sales
- Terraced £520,000 49 sales
- Flat or maisonette £241,250 10 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole BN7 district: a typical £480,000 from 262 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near BN7 1AL?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around BN7 1AL. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (40%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £4,594 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,450.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 90 (10%) | £1,837 |
| Band B | about 200 (21%) | £2,144 |
| Band C | about 340 (36%) | £2,450 |
| Band D | about 180 (19%) | £2,756 |
| Band E | about 50 (5%) | £3,369 |
| Band F | about 50 (5%) | £3,981 |
| Band G | about 30 (3%) | £4,594 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,512 |
When the homes were built
- 9% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 7% 1919 to 1939
- 40% 1945 to 1964
- 12% 1965 to 1982
- 15% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- 6% 2010 to 2019
- 6% 2020 or later
Averages for Lewes before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN7 1AL is in (ONS area E01021033), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near BN7 1AL?
Police.uk records 122 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN7 1AL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 4, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 3, vehicle crime 2, robbery 2, drugs 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 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for BN7 1AL
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Parish
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Lewes
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- June 1999
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- GOV.UK links to council services
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency flood warnings, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
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