BN27 postcode area guide — Wealden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN27 postcode district in Wealden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN27
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
51.6%
Gigabit-capable
51.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the BN27 postcode district (Wealden) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,025 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN27, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 51.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in BN27 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 BN27
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN27 1AA | 100% | 33.3% |
| BN27 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| BN27 1AD | 100% | 40% |
| BN27 1AE | 100% | 28.1% |
| BN27 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| BN27 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| BN27 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| BN27 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| BN27 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| BN27 1AQ | 100% | 77.8% |
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Mobile signal around Wealden
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wealden district (78,260 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
75.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
27.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
79.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN27
Police recorded 189 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN27 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 | 37.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 60 | 31.7% |
| Public order | 20 | 10.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 6.3% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 4.2% |
| Other theft | 5 | 2.6% |
| Other crime | 4 | 2.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 1.6% |
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 BN27
Based on 382 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN27 is £315,000, down 5.3% on the previous year (£332,500).
Detached
£420,000
116 sales
Semi-detached
£310,000
138 sales
Terraced
£260,000
85 sales
Flat / maisonette
£182,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN27
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Warwick Close | BN27 1NS |
| 18 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Fletcher Close | BN27 2BW |
| 15 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Milland Road | BN27 1TP |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Oldfield Crescent | BN27 1TS |
| 6 May 2026 | £448,500 | Detached | The Paddocks | BN27 3AQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Milland Road | BN27 1TQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £985,000 | Other | Cowbeech Hill | BN27 4JA |
| 5 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Cobden Place | BN27 2BL |
| 5 May 2026 | £342,000 | Semi-detached | Robin Way | BN27 1FU |
| 2 May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Goodwin Close | BN27 3DE |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.6% |
| 15–29 | 17.7% |
| 30–44 | 16.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.7% |
| 65+ | 26.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Private rented | 13.5% |
| Social rented | 4.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN27
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailsham Academy | All-through | 2–18 | 1,577 | BN27 1DT |
| Bede's Senior School | Not applicable | 13–19 | 763 | BN27 3QH |
| Grovelands Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 694 | BN27 3UW |
| Hawkes Farm Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 328 | BN27 1ND |
| Thornton Grove Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 253 | BN27 2PH |
| Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | BN27 4LG |
| Hellingly Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 195 | BN27 4DS |
| White House Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 190 | BN27 2FB |
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 BN27
185 rated food businesses operate in BN27. 138 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbots Wood Manor Care Home, Achieve Together, Amberstone Hospital Servery, ArtChocolat Ltd, Asda Supermarket.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN27
From a sample of 132 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN27 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 65% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
19%
Band C
45%
Band D
25%
Band E
7%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
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
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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.