BN27 3XB
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Property report — BN27 3XB
Open-data due diligence for BN27 3XB and the area around it.
BN27 3XB in brief: 51 recorded sales (£48,000–£320,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN27 3XB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN27 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£393,032
Population
20,491
Crimes recorded
16
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
70%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN27 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (41 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | £280,000 | 17 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-02-29 | £250,000 | 15 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2023-11-30 | £291,000 | 4 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2023-06-29 | £260,000 | 7 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-10 | £255,000 | 9 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2023-02-22 | £235,000 | 10 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-09-23 | £320,000 | 14 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2022-06-09 | £270,000 | 17 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-29 | £310,000 | 16 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-06 | £240,000 | 12 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2021-04-30 | £250,000 | 15 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2018-12-10 | £235,000 | 17 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-01 | £257,000 | 16 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-13 | £270,000 | 1 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-08 | £204,000 | 12 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2012-03-29 | £177,000 | 3 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2012-02-07 | £150,000 | 8 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2011-05-19 | £178,000 | 2 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-03-24 | £195,000 | 1 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-25 | £147,000 | 12 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2006-08-11 | £151,000 | 7 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2006-07-19 | £192,000 | 6 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-10-10 | £156,000 | 17 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-08-25 | £151,500 | 11 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2005-08-12 | £152,500 | 10 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-27 | £121,500 | 7 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2003-06-27 | £135,000 | 9 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2003-05-16 | £159,950 | 1 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-19 | £130,000 | 13 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-07 | £115,000 | 2 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-25 | £55,000 | 5 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2001-05-25 | £84,000 | 11 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 2001-05-25 | £104,000 | 16 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-05-31 | £76,500 | 12 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1999-10-29 | £84,950 | 6 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-04 | £60,000 | 7 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-28 | £76,000 | 16 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-28 | £72,000 | 2 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-01-12 | £58,500 | 7 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1998-11-12 | £59,500 | 10 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-30 | £59,950 | 11 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-05 | £70,000 | 15 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1996-12-18 | £62,500 | 5 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-09-27 | £69,950 | 18 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-06-28 | £56,000 | 17 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-25 | £48,000 | 7 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1995-04-24 | £59,950 | 13 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-03-31 | £53,950 | 11 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1995-03-31 | £48,000 | 12 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1995-02-24 | £62,000 | 14 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
| 1995-02-24 | £62,500 | 15 BLACKSMITHS COPSE | Terraced |
51 recorded sales on BN27 3XB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hailsham Academy | 0.8 mi | All-through | Inadequate (2023) |
| Grovelands Community Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| White House Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Thornton Grove Academy | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hawkes Farm Academy | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Park Mead Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BRIDGESIDE SURGERY (0.6 mi) · HAILSHAM MEDICAL GROUP (0.9 mi) · QUINTINS MEDICAL CENTRE (1.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: AMBERSTONE HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · AMBERSTONE HOSPITAL (SITE) (2.2 mi) · EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (5.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FLINT COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CROW'S NEST (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · POOLE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PAYDENS (STEYNING) LTD (0.7 mi) · BOOTS (0.8 mi) · SEAFORTH PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Polegate (2.5 mi) · Berwick (Sussex) (3.7 mi) · Hampden Park (Sussex) (4.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.7 mi) · Tesco (0.7 mi) · Waitrose (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 8,851
Owned 79% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN27 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN27 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 23/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN27 3XB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBN27 | SectorBN27 3 | PostcodeBN27 3XB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £412,681 | £393,032 | £149,445 |
| Population | 43,435 | 20,491 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 170 | 16 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 53% | 70% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN27 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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