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County or areaEast Sussex
Postcode districtBN26
Telephone code01323
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:45 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min7:58 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,339 residentsin the Polegate census areaMedian age 48.04,207 households75% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,218 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C842 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShinewater Lakelake · 2.1 miWannock Glenglen · 1.4 miHydneye Lakelake · 2.4 miHanging Hillhill · 1.5 miCranedown Bottomvalley · 1.4 miCombe Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShinewater Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 71 haWar Memorial Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haHampden Park Arboretum and History Gardenpark · 2.2 mi · 15 haCouncil Owned Garden Plotsallotments · under a mileTott Yew Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileDennis King Memorial Sensory Gardenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200745 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202418 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,346 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEastbourne District General Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryDownlands Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyProcter Health Care Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPolegate Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryPolegate Primary Schoolages 2-11, 689 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWillingdon Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,117 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWillingdon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 421 pupils1.1 miCollegeEast Sussex College Group2.7 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW29 miRailway stationPolegateunder a mileBus stationBus StationUckfield12 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal8.6 miBus stops62 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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