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BN24 postcode area · Wealden

The BN24 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rother, Wealden. Area Scores range from 23 to 72 across them. Every full BN24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BN24 district: Collington, Cooden & Little Common scores 72 out of 100 (#1,890 of 6,856 nationally) while Hailsham East sits at 23 — neighbours on the map, 49 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £295,000 in Hailsham East to £460,000 in Collington, Cooden & Little Common. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Rother and Wealden — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,388a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime44per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)52
Owner-occupied80%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BN24 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +13.8% over 5 years · -3.8% over the year · 191 sales
Detached£445,000
Semi-detached£320,000
Terraced£290,000
Flat£182,500
Wealden£379,975
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Collington, Cooden & Little CommonRother 1,89072 £460,000
Stone Cross, Westham & Pevensey BayWealden 2,22668 £349,000
Hailsham EastWealden 5,26323 £295,000

People living in BN24 Census 2021

Residents27,968
Median age (est.)52
Density459per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 27%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 9%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 24%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BN24

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN24 district.

Hailsham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN24.

BN23 BN27 TN39 BN26 BN22 TN40 BN20 TN33

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.