BN26 postcode area guide — Wealden

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Broadband & internet speeds in BN26

Good coverage

Broadband availability in the BN26 postcode district (Wealden) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 520 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 21.7%.

Around 0.2% of premises in BN26 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BN26

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Mobile signal around Wealden

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wealden district (78,260 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BN26

Police recorded 32 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN26 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BN26

Based on 157 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN26 is £322,000, up 0.6% on the previous year (£320,000).

Latest recorded sales in BN26

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Wealden demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Wealden district (160,151 residents, 68,266 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BN26

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BN26

96 rated food businesses operate in BN26. 63 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A Taste Of Dreams, Achieve Together, Achieve Together., Alfriston Court Care Home, Alfriston Woodland Cabins.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BN26

From a sample of 72 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BN26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Wealden

Landlines around BN26 typically use:

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What's it like living in BN26?

Postcodes in BN26

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.