BN8 5TR postcode in Lewes, East Sussex

BN8 5TR 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.

Flooding High flood risk 2 of 14 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 75% of homes and businesses at BN8 5TR can get it Across Lewes: 74% Typical price £432,500 Homes sold in BN8 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Cooksbridge 2.6 km in a straight line

Where BN8 5TR is, and what is near it

Map of BN8 5TR and what is near it Map of BN8 5TR: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the BN8 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). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN8 5AT: also in BN8 5BN8 5AU: also in BN8 5BN8 5AX: also in BN8 5BN8 5AY: also in BN8 5BN8 5AZ: also in BN8 5BN8 5BA: also in BN8 5BN8 5BB: also in BN8 5BN8 5BD: also in BN8 5BN8 5BE: also in BN8 5BN8 5BG: also in BN8 5BN8 5BH: also in BN8 5BN8 5BJ: also in BN8 5BN8 5BL: also in BN8 5BN8 5BN: also in BN8 5BN8 5BP: also in BN8 5BN8 5BQ: also in BN8 5BN8 5BS: also in BN8 5BN8 5BT: also in BN8 5BN8 5BU: also in BN8 5BN8 5BW: also in BN8 5BN8 5BX: also in BN8 5BN8 5BY: also in BN8 5BN8 5DH: also in BN8 5BN8 5DJ: also in BN8 5BN8 5DL: also in BN8 5BN8 5DN: also in BN8 5BN8 5DP: also in BN8 5BN8 5DR: also in BN8 5BN8 5DS: also in BN8 5BN8 5DT: also in BN8 5BN8 5DU: also in BN8 5BN8 5DW: also in BN8 5BN8 5DX: also in BN8 5BN8 5EW: also in BN8 5BN8 5FF: also in BN8 5BN8 5FG: also in BN8 5BN8 5FH: also in BN8 5BN8 5FJ: also in BN8 5BN8 5FQ: also in BN8 5BN8 5FR: also in BN8 5BN8 5FS: also in BN8 5BN8 5FT: also in BN8 5BN8 5FU: also in BN8 5BN8 5FW: also in BN8 5BN8 5FX: also in BN8 5BN8 5FY: also in BN8 5BN8 5GA: also in BN8 5BN8 5GZ: also in BN8 5BN8 5JQ: also in BN8 5BN8 5JR: also in BN8 5BN8 5JS: also in BN8 5BN8 5JT: also in BN8 5BN8 5JU: also in BN8 5BN8 5JW: also in BN8 5BN8 5JX: also in BN8 5BN8 5JY: also in BN8 5BN8 5JZ: also in BN8 5BN8 5LQ: also in BN8 5BN8 5PT: also in BN8 5BN8 5PZ: also in BN8 5BN8 5QE: also in BN8 5BN8 5QG: also in BN8 5BN8 5QR: also in BN8 5BN8 5RN: also in BN8 5BN8 5RR: also in BN8 5BN8 5RS: also in BN8 5BN8 5RU: also in BN8 5BN8 5RW: also in BN8 5BN8 5RX: also in BN8 5BN8 5RY: also in BN8 5BN8 5SA: also in BN8 5BN8 5SB: also in BN8 5BN8 5SE: also in BN8 5BN8 5SF: also in BN8 5BN8 5SH: also in BN8 5BN8 5SN: also in BN8 5BN8 5SP: also in BN8 5BN8 5SR: also in BN8 5BN8 5SS: also in BN8 5BN8 5SW: also in BN8 5BN8 5TA: also in BN8 5BN8 5TD: also in BN8 5BN8 5TE: also in BN8 5BN8 5TF: also in BN8 5BN8 5TG: also in BN8 5BN8 5TH: also in BN8 5BN8 5TJ: also in BN8 5BN8 5TL: also in BN8 5BN8 5TN: also in BN8 5BN8 5TP: also in BN8 5BN8 5TQ: also in BN8 5BN8 5TS: also in BN8 5BN8 5TW: also in BN8 5BN8 5TY: also in BN8 5BN8 5WH: also in BN8 5 2 places, 2.4–2.6 kmKing's Academy Ringmer 3.4 km2 places, 4.2–4.6 kmThe Meads Surgery 8.0 kmOuse Valley & Ringmer BN8 5TR Map of BN8 5TR and what is near it Map of BN8 5TR: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the BN8 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). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.4–2.6 kmKing's Academy Ringmer 3.4 km3 places, 4.2–4.6 kmOuse Valley & Ringmer BN8 5TR
  • BN8 5TR
  • Other postcodes in BN8 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 50.9107, longitude 0.0256)

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 5TR?

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 5TR?

75% of the homes and businesses at BN8 5TR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 75% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN8 5TR 75% Lewes 74%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN8 5TR 75% Lewes 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 BN8 5TR?

BinDayBuddy has not read Lewes District Council's days for BN8 5TR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BN8 5TR 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 BN8 5TR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 14 homes and businesses at BN8 5TR. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

14 homes and businesses at BN8 5TR High: 2Not in an area at risk: 12

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 5TR: 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 5TR 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 BN8 5TR?

Homes in BN8 5 sold for a typical £432,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£432,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£455,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £600,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £435,000 24 sales
  • Terraced £394,000 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £215,000 7 sales

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 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 BN8 5TR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN8 5TR 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 BN8 5TR

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at BN8 5TR. 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 BN8 5TR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around BN8 5TR. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). 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 BN8 5TR

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 C, the most common, is £2,450.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,837
Band Babout 80 (8%)£2,144
Band Cabout 210 (21%)£2,450
Band Dabout 160 (16%)£2,756
Band Eabout 190 (19%)£3,369
Band Fabout 140 (14%)£3,981
Band Gabout 150 (15%)£4,594
Band Habout 20 (2%)£5,512

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 BN8 5TR is in (ONS area E01021022), 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 BN8 5TR?

The nearest open schools to BN8 5TR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN8 5TR, 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 BN8 5TR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN8 5TR is Cooksbridge Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Cooksbridge Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Lewes Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

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 BN8 5TR, 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 BN8 5TR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN8 5TR, 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 BN8 5TR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BN8 5TR 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 BN8 5TR?

The nearest to the centre of BN8 5TR, 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 BN8 5TR?

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 BN8 5TR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN8 5TR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Bevern View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01273 400752 1.9 kmCycle
  • Parris Lawn Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01273 813218 2.9 kmCycle
  • Ashring House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2025 · Phone 01273 814400 3.0 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 5TR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN8 5TR, 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 BN8 5TR?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN8 5TR 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 BN8 5TR in a conservation area?

The centre of BN8 5TR 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 5TR?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN8 5TR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Vehicle crime3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 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 BN8 5TR

Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Barcombe
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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All of BN8

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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