Is BN27 4HY a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

BN27 4HY is a postcode in Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron, Wealden, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BN27 4HY, then scores the surrounding small area 68/100 - top 22% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BN27 4HY are health and safety, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for BN27 4HY is based on Wealden 015 Census 2021. It covers 6,513 residents, 1,191 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 48, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 76% owner-occupied, 17% privately rented, 5% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near BN27 4HY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BN27 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £275k from 75 rolling sales, down 3.5% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BN27 4HY by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near BN27 4HY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.