TN19 7EP Rother
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burwash & the Weald. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Street, Burwash: 20 addresses
- Ham Lane, Rother: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Rother in 2026-27: Band D £2,701 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,801 | £2,101 | £2,401 | £2,701 | £3,301 | £3,901 | £4,502 | £5,402 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (29% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Burwash (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Town and Country Planning (County of East Sussex) Direction, 1959.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHATEAUBRIAND PREMISES OCCUPIED BY E WATSON AND SONS ESTATE AGENTS PREMISES OCCUPIED BY E WORKMAN GREENGROCERS VILLIERS, grade II*
- 1 and 2 South Side, grade II
- Alma House, grade II
- ALMOND TREE COTTAGE COACH HOUSE COTTAGE EVERTON COTTAGES LOBBS COTTAGE MANDALAY MOLE END, grade II
- ASHDOWN HOUSE PREMISES TO THE SOUTH OCCUPIED BY FJ JARVIS (BUTCHER), grade II
- Central Cottage, grade II
- CHAUNT HOUSE, grade II
- CHILSTON HOUSE, grade II
- Former Burwash Post Office and National Westminster Bank, grade II
- GIDEON HOUSE, grade II
- GREGWOOD KIMBERLEY THE COTTAGE, grade II
- HOPPERS CROFT THE COTTAGE, grade II
- Mount House Barn, grade II
- MOUNT HOUSE MOUNT HOUSE COTTAGE, grade II
- Noakes Cottage and Rovers Cottage, grade II
- POPE'S COTTAGE SADLERS (ANTIQUES), grade II
- REVENUE COTTAGE, SHADWELL ROW SHADWELL COTTAGE, SHADWELL ROW SMUGGLERS, SHADWELL ROW THE HIGHWAY COTTAGE, SHADWELL ROW TIMBERS, SHADWELL ROW, grade II
- ST ANTHONY'S, grade II
- Swan Inn House, The Cygnet, Lime Cottage, Yew Tree House and The Old Granary, grade II
- THE BEAR HOTEL, grade II
- The Corn Stores, grade II
- THE NOOK YAXLEY, grade II
- THE ROSE AND CROWN INN, grade II
- VICTORIA TERRACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Oakleys Garage, Burwash: up to 7 homes, permissioned (330 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 91 m and 93 m above sea level (92 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stonegate 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Etchingham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Robertsbridge 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Post Office Burwash | 60 m |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 43.4 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fairfield Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | Ticehurst Pharmacy | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Country Dental Practice | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Hawkhurst Hospital | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Police station | Battle Police station | 11 km (6.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Burwash Service Station, Burwash Cashzone | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 110 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chateaubriand Premises Occupied by E Watson and Sons Estate Agents Premises Occupied by E Workman Greengrocers Villiers, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 69 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chateaubriand Premises Occupied by E Watson and Sons Estate Agents Premises Occupied by E Workman Greengrocers Villiers | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Burghurst | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| Burwash War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m east |
| The Parish Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| Batemans | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shrub Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Long Shaw | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Young's Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Copper's Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Tod's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Hackwood Gill | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 21 |
19 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rother: see them on the Rother page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Street.