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56 recorded sales · median £249,950 · Wealden
Wealden Council · Liberal Democrat / Green coalition 22/45 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
66/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£250k
median price
5.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£250k
median sold price
10.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
64 min
London — fastest
18
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
71
schools total
5.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
318
Violence — most
6.1
NO₂ · WHO 10
3.4%
in a flood zone
183
green spaces
6.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
316
eat & drink
90
shops
53.8%
gigabit
30
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£126,750 in 2001 → £415,000 in 2024
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Wealden, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £249,950. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2024 · 3 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 56 sales£249,950
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.8× · five-year average 12.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Wealden12.4%
Of the homes across Wealden that sold again within five years, 12.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses4.7%
Semi-detached houses3.4%
Terraced houses3.3%
Flats16.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new17.4%
Bought second-hand12%
Overall
Typical resale gain+25% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,368 resale pairs) across Wealden — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership77%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,581
Wealden District Council£221
East Sussex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,960
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Fire & Rescue£117
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,721
Band B£2,007
Band C£2,294
Band D (baseline)£2,581
Band E£3,154
Band F£3,728
Band G£4,301
Band H£5,162
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Wealden how Potmans Lane compares · from Wealden
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Blackness +24.9%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackness | £420,000 | +24.9% | 126 |
| Wannock | £384,000 | +24.6% | 102 |
| Upper Horsebridge | £315,000 | +23% | 134 |
| Crowborough | £455,000 | +21.6% | 166 |
| Hailsham | £287,000 | +20% | 404 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Potmans Lane — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheasant Hatch Potmans Lane | Detached | — | — | £406,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Vali Vue Potmans Lane | Detached | — | — | £415,000 | Sep 2024 |
| Sherwood Potmans Lane | Detached | — | — | £430,000 | Jun 2024 |
| CROSSFIELD COTTAGE POTMANS LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £400,000 | Mar 2024 |
| ROSEBANK POTMANS LANE LUNSFORD CROSS | Detached | — | — | £440,000 | Jan 2022 |
| MARLOW POTMANS LANE | Detached | — | — | £630,000 | Nov 2021 |
| CROSSFIELD COTTAGE POTMANS LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £395,000 | Aug 2020 |
| Friston Potmans Lane | Detached | — | — | £432,000 | Feb 2019 |
| Cherry Tree Cottage Potmans Lane | Detached | — | — | £360,000 | Jun 2018 |
| BADGERS POTMANS LANE | Detached | — | — | £345,000 | Sep 2017 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Wealden
Crime runs at 5.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month5.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Wealden
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Wealden district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Wealden
Population160,152
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.3/10
Employment
7.3/10
Education & skills
6.5/10
Health & disability
8.1/10
Crime
8.0/10
Housing & services
3.8/10
Living environment
6.1/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Wealden — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+56%
Unemployment · economically active residents3.8%
Degree-level (Level 4+)33%
Good or very good health83%
Own their home77%
Median age49.4
Born outside the UK8%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
80% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
4 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Boots 'Snowdrop Cottage' | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 1.5 km |
| Ninfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inadequate ('22) | 2.0 km |
| Muddy Boots ' Sunshine Room' | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 2.0 km |
| Bexhill High Academy | Secondary | Inspected '25 — see report | 2.1 km |
| Glenleigh Park Primary Academy | Primary | Good ('23) | 2.1 km |
| Dragonflies Community Nursery | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 2.1 km |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | Primary | — | 2.4 km |
| Charters Ancaster Nursery | Nursery | Outstanding ('21) | 2.6 km |
| Catsfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 2.7 km |
| Catsfield Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 2.7 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 82.3 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 85.5 yrs |
| Smoking | 7.9% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 64.8% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
6
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
10
nearest dentists · nearest 2.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
10
nearest pharmacies · nearest 2.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3 of 4 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidley Medical Practice | GP | — | 2.2 km |
| Sidley Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 2.2 km |
| Colosseum Dental (Bexhill) | Dentist | — | 2.8 km |
| Little Common Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 3.3 km |
| Little Common Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 3.3 km |
| Little Common Surgery | GP | — | 3.5 km |
| Collington Surgery | GP | Requires improvement ('23) | 3.8 km |
| Albany Dental | Dentist | — | 4.1 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Wealden
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 64 min from Battle.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collington | 2.4 mi | London Victoria | 117 min |
| Bexhill | 2.6 mi | London Victoria | 119 min |
| Crowhurst | 2.7 mi | London Bridge | 85 min |
| Cooden Beach | 2.8 mi | London Victoria | 114 min |
| Battle | 3.6 mi | London Bridge | 64 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Battle (64 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging15 points
Per 10,000 residents0.9
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Wealden
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.5%
Flood zone3.4% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Historic landfill345 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings2,261
Conservation areas41
Green belt0%
Green spaces183
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Wealden
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 316 | 94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 90 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 30 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 183 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Wealden
Figures for the wider Wealden — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate3.8%
In work (employment rate)55.8%
Companies registered here26,680
New incorporations (12m)2,558
Property companies (SPVs)2,858
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district