A26 Boarshead, Lewes
101 addresses across 14 postcodes (BN8,TN22), about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 23300610.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 4, D: 1, E: 4, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Lewes costs £2,756 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cooksbridge, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 59 of its 101 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Foundry Healthcare Lewes, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 1,040 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 138 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (11); House, detached (8); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (5); before 1900 (5); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Lewes in 2026-27: Band D £2,756 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,144 | £2,450 | £2,756 | £3,369 | £3,981 | £4,594 | £5,512 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (33% of about 2,450 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 30.
- 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
- THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade I
- BARCOMBE HOUSE, grade II
- BARN AT UPPER CLAYHILL FARM TO THE WEST OF THE HOUSE, grade II
- CHEYNEY CHARITY ALMSHOUSES, grade II
- CHEYNEY HOUSE, grade II
- CLAYHILL HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN GATE PIERS TO THE WEST OF RYDERS WELLS, grade II
- HAYES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HOLLY TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- LILAC COTTAGE, grade II
- LOWER CLAYHILL, grade II
- MILL COTTAGE PIKE COTTAGE, grade II
- NORLINGTON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- NORLINGTON GATE, grade II
- Park Gate and attached wall to the north west and south east, grade II
- Ringmer War Memorial, grade II
- RYDERS WELLS, LEWES, grade II
- THE CHESTNUTS, grade II
- THE COCK INN, grade II
- THE GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS OF WELLINGHAM HOUSE TO THE EAST OF THE HOUSE, grade II
- THE GAZEBO AT WELLINGHAM HOUSE TO THE SOUTH WEST OF THE HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD SHIP INN, grade II
- THE SMALL HOUSE, grade II
- THE VILLAGE PUMP (OPPOSITE A HOUSE NAMED PENLEE), grade II
- THE VILLAGE WELL HOUSE AND PUMP ON THE GREEN, grade II
- UPPER CLAYHILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- VICARAGE CLOSE, grade II
- WELLINGHAM COTTAGES, grade II
- Wellingham Folly, grade II
- WELLINGHAM HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 1 September 2026 to 4 September 2026: EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN8 5RR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5RP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5FR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5RX | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| BN8 5SE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TN22 5UD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BN8 5BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5RS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5RW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5RL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN8 5SH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BN8 5SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN22 5UB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 103 addresses are between 8 m and 25 m above sea level (18 m on average); the ground rises about 18 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN8 5BU | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN8 5FR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN8 5RL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 5RP | 86% | 86% | 86% | 14% |
| BN8 5RR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN8 5RS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN8 5RU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN8 5RW | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN8 5RX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN8 5SE | 67% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| BN8 5SH | 100% | 40% | 40% | 0% |
| BN8 5SJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN22 5UB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN22 5UD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cooksbridge 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Lewes 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Glynde 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wellingham Lane Upper Wellingham | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sussex House University of Sussex | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.1 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Foundry Healthcare Lewes | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Ringmer Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Lewes Victoria Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Ringmer Springett Avenue Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 3,310 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 190 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,730 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oval barrow on Cliffe Hill 200m south of Bridgwick Pit, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oval barrow on Cliffe Hill 200m south of Bridgwick Pit | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Round barrow on Cliffe Hill | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Battle of Lewes 1264 | Registered battlefield | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grasslands Shaw | Wood | 270 m north |
| Bushy Island | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Malling Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| The Coombe | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Pells Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Cliffe Cut | Tidal water | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 11 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 101 |
59 of the street's 101 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 Lewes: see them on the Lewes page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (sussex).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BN8 5RR: 34 addresses
- BN8 5RU: 34 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- BN8 5RP: 7 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- BN8 5FR: 5 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BN8 5RX: 5 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- BN8 5SE: 3 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- TN22 5UD: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- BN8 5BU: 2 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- BN8 5RS: 2 addresses
- BN8 5RW: 2 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- BN8 5RL: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- BN8 5SH: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- BN8 5SJ: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- TN22 5UB: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.