Low deprivation
IMD England
£391,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN8 5LT
Eastbourne
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN8 5LT
Coordinates
50.8933, 0.0620
Grid reference
TQ451124
Easting
545,115
Northing
112,445
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22V3V6+8R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ringmer
Travel to Work
Eastbourne
ITL Region
Lewes
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21298
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21298 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · BN8 5LT
HM Land Registry · Lewes
Average price
£391,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £391,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Apr '24Apr '24: 1 sales · avg £370,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£413k£392k£370k
Feb '24Apr '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.0%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Christian49.0%
No religion44.4%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6416.6%
65–7413.1%
75–8412.3%
10–159.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Any member 66+23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
All members 66+14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
Other7.6%
+ 7 other households · 25.6%
Administrative Information
Lewes
Local Authority
Council AreaLewes E14001330
Constituency
E14001330Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Ouse Valley & Ringmer
Constituency code
E14001330
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Ringmer
International Territorial Level
Lewes
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving East Sussex
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Sussex Downs and Weald
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 97R
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewes 004B E01021055
E01021055MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewes 004 E02004382
E02004382LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewes 004B E01021055
E01021055MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewes 004 E02004382
E02004382Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN8 5LT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 21298
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021055 and MSOA E02004382 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN8 5LT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN8 5LT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 22%
Attainment 8
47.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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