BN8 4HL
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Property report — BN8 4HL
Open-data due diligence for BN8 4HL and the area around it.
BN8 4HL in brief: 23 recorded sales (£78,000–£370,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN8 4HL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN8 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£636,409
Population
14,297
Crimes recorded
3
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
43%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN8 4, 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 (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | £370,000 | 6 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-05-11 | £249,000 | 6 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-01-06 | £295,000 | 7 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-07-06 | £268,000 | 7 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-01-09 | £227,000 | 8 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-02-17 | £205,000 | 1 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-07-28 | £220,000 | 2 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-12-04 | £223,500 | 9 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-09-24 | £196,000 | 8 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-03-16 | £205,000 | 2 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-12-15 | £204,000 | 3 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-09-28 | £215,000 | 5 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2005-12-09 | £208,500 | 4 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-09-23 | £236,000 | 9 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-06-06 | £188,950 | 1 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-02-15 | £139,000 | 3 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-10-27 | £119,000 | 5 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-10-22 | £94,950 | 2 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-03-12 | £82,000 | 4 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-09-04 | £84,000 | 6 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-06-03 | £83,500 | 6 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-12-11 | £88,000 | 4 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-03-12 | £78,000 | 9 OLD FOORD CLOSE | Detached |
23 recorded sales on BN8 4HL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chailey School | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Plumpton Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Barcombe Church of England Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hamsey Community Primary School | 2.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Newick Church of England Primary School | 2.7 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.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenacres (7 beds) | Care home | 0.3 mi | Good |
| Bevern View (11 beds) | Care home | 2.1 mi | Good |
| Willows Bungalow, Chailey Heritage Foundation (7 beds) | Care home | 2.3 mi | Good |
| Esthêtic, CF Aesthetics | GP surgery | 4.9 mi | Not yet rated |
| Innovations in Primary Care Ltd | GP surgery | 5.0 mi | Not yet rated |
| THMG | sk:n Haywards Heath Clinic | GP surgery | 5.1 mi | Not yet rated |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: LEWES VICTORIA HOSPITAL (4.5 mi) · PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.6 mi) · ST GEORGES AT PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: OVENDEN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · POUCHLANDS COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · SWAN PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (3.1 mi) · DITCHLING PHARMACY (4.2 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (4.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Plumpton (1.7 mi) · Cooksbridge (2.6 mi) · Sheffield Park (Bluebell Railway) (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Food Basics (1.4 mi) · Tesco (4.6 mi) · Aldi (4.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 5,800
Owned 73% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN8 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN8 4 (May 24–Jun 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN8 4HL 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 | DistrictBN8 | SectorBN8 4 | PostcodeBN8 4HL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £634,790 | £636,409 | £186,061 |
| Population | 28,287 | 14,297 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 40 | 3 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 40% | 43% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 87% | 91% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN8 4); 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 · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.