The typical property in BN26
BN26 covers Alfriston, Polegate and the Cuckmere Valley, East Sussex villages within and near the South Downs National Park.
Area summary
BN26 sits in Wealden District Council, East Sussex. The outcode covers Polegate, Alfriston, Berwick, Wilmington and the Cuckmere Valley villages. Alfriston is a noted village in the South Downs National Park with the Grade I-listed Alfriston Clergy House (the first property bought by the National Trust in 1896). The Wilmington Long Man (a chalk hill figure) is on the South Downs. Housing is mixed: older flint-and-stone village cottages, Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s semis, and significant newer estate development around Polegate.
Polegate station sits on the East Coastway line and provides services to Eastbourne, Lewes, Brighton and London Victoria via Lewes. The A22 trunk road runs through Polegate.
Employment patterns are commuter into Eastbourne and Brighton, with some local tourism and agriculture. Demographics skew older.
Wealden District operates only mandatory HMO licensing. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a substantial cost on older village stock.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- National Park designation limits development in many parts of the outcode
- Listed-building consent applies to many older village properties
- Solid-wall older stock has very high EPC upgrade costs
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