BN8 4BU postcode in Lewes, East Sussex
BN8 4BU is a postcode in Lewes, in the Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey ward. It is in the East Grinstead and Uckfield parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where BN8 4BU is, and what is near it
- BN8 4BU
- Other postcodes in BN8 4: 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 50.9459, longitude -0.0203)
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 BN8 4BU?
- LewesDistrict council Lewes: bins, council tax, planning
- East SussexCounty council East Sussex: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around BN8 4BU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- SussexPolice force area
- East Grinstead and UckfieldParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mims Davies (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Mims Davies
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 BN8 4BU?
Every home and business at BN8 4BU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Lewes: 74%
Lewes: 98%
The line marks the figure across Lewes.
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 BN8 4BU?
BinDayBuddy has not read Lewes District Council's days for BN8 4BU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for BN8 4BU on BinDayBuddySource: 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 BN8 4BU 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 BN8 4BU.
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 BN8 4BU: 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 BN8 4BU 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near BN8 4BU?
Homes in BN8 4 sold for a typical £475,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, down 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £665,000 32 sales
- Semi-detached £440,000 21 sales
- Terraced £335,000 17 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole BN8 district: a typical £470,000 from 173 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 BN8 4BU
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BN8 4BU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 June 2025. 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
Food hygiene ratings at BN8 4BU
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BN8 4BU. 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 AgencySource: 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 BN8 4BU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around BN8 4BU. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). 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 50 (9%) | £1,837 |
| Band B | about 30 (5%) | £2,144 |
| Band C | about 200 (35%) | £2,450 |
| Band D | about 70 (12%) | £2,756 |
| Band E | about 120 (21%) | £3,369 |
| Band F | about 70 (12%) | £3,981 |
| Band G | about 30 (5%) | £4,594 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,512 |
When the homes were built
- 11% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 7% 1919 to 1939
- 15% 1945 to 1964
- 24% 1965 to 1982
- 24% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 13% 2020 or later
2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 BN8 4BU is in (ONS area E01021024), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 BN8 4BU?
The nearest open schools to BN8 4BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 BN8 4BU?
The nearest railway station to the centre of BN8 4BU is Plumpton Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.
- Plumpton Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
- Cooksbridge 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.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Post Office, 63 m away.
More stations near BN8 4BU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near BN8 4BU?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN8 4BU, 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.
- Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01435 864999 4.0 kmCycle
- Northlands Wood Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01444 458022 7.1 kmDrive
- Silverdale Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01444 236432 7.1 kmDrive
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 BN8 4BU?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BN8 4BU 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near BN8 4BU?
The nearest to the centre of BN8 4BU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- The Surgery North Chailey Phone 01825 724694 2.9 kmCycle
- Nettles Clinic 5.3 kmDrive
- Queens Crescent Dental Practice Phone 01444 871879 7.7 kmDrive
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 BN8 4BU?
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.
- Princess Royal Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01444 441881 7.0 kmDrive
- Chalkhill Phone 01444 472670 7.2 kmDrive
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 BN8 4BU?
The nearest care homes to the centre of BN8 4BU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Futures Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2026 · Phone 01825 724444 3.0 kmCycle
- Bevern View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01273 400752 3.5 kmCycle
- Nightingales Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2025 · Phone 01825 721120 4.0 kmCycle
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 BN8 4BU?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN8 4BU, 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.
- Kamsons Pharmacy, 9 the Green Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01825 722203 4.2 kmCycle
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 BN8 4BU?
The nearest vets to the centre of BN8 4BU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Cliffe Veterinary Group Phone +44 1273 814590 8.0 kmDrive
- Oathall Veterinary Group 8.4 kmDrive
- Cliffe Vetenary Group 8.4 kmDrive
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 BN8 4BU in a conservation area?
The centre of BN8 4BU 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 BN8 4BU?
Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN8 4BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for BN8 4BU
- Ward
- Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
- Parish
- Chailey
- 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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