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BN27 postcode area · Hailsham

The BN27 postcode district covers Hailsham and spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wealden. Area Scores range from 23 to 69 across them. Every full BN27 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BN27 district contains both ends of the scale: Hailsham Central & East at 69 out of 100 (#2,109 of 6,856 in England) against Hailsham East at 23, a 46-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in Hailsham East to £533,750 in Five Ash Down, Horsted & Chiddingly — a 1.8× gap within the BN27 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,506a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime47per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied77%

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 BN27 district

£323,750median home sold over the past year · +16.8% over 5 years · -4.0% over the year · 516 sales
Detached£440,625
Semi-detached£317,250
Terraced£270,000
Flat£180,000
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
Hailsham Central & EastWealden 2,10969 £310,000
Stone Cross, Westham & Pevensey BayWealden 2,22668 £349,000
Five Ash Down, Horsted & ChiddinglyWealden 2,52163 £533,750
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East DeanWealden 2,61762 £365,000
Herstmonceux & NinfieldWealden 3,09055 £370,400
Hailsham South & WestWealden 3,13854 £318,000
Hailsham EastWealden 5,26323 £295,000

People living in BN27 Census 2021

Residents56,860
Median age (est.)48
Density166per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 10%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · 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 BN27

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN27 district.

Hailsham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN27.

BN26 BN24 BN23 BN22 TN21 BN21 BN20 BN25

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.