TN22 1HT Wealden
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Uckfield East. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Street, Uckfield: 10 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Wealden in 2026-27: Band D £2,728 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,819 | £2,122 | £2,425 | £2,728 | £3,335 | £3,941 | £4,547 | £5,457 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (64% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 258, 260 AND 262, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BUTT'S COTTAGE COBWEB CASTLE, grade II
- HENLEY HOUSE, grade II
- ROCK HALL, grade II
- ROCKVILLE, grade II
- THE BAPTIST CHURCH, grade II
- THE MOUNT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land to the rear of 101 High Street, Uckfield: up to 5 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Charlwood Manor, Snatts Road, Uckfield, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Grants Hill House, Oaklea Way, Uckfield, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
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 10 addresses are between 57 m and 59 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Uckfield 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Buxted 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Crowborough 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Uckfield Garage | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Uckfield | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 27.7 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Meads Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Applegate Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Uckfield Community Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Crowborough Police Station | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shell Beacon | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,540 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hooke Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south. 52 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hooke Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| Copping Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Buxted Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Medieval settlement site in Buxted Park | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fir Tree Grove | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Paygate Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Shermanreed Wood | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Longwood Gill | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Copwood Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Ridgewood Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the postcode's 10 addresses is 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 Wealden: see them on the Wealden page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.