Browse UK - UK Postcode Area BN

Postcode BN covers (in order of area type): Brighton and Hove (City)Arundel (Town)Worthing (Town)Littlehampton (Town)Steyning (Town)Shoreham-by-Sea (Town)Southwick (Town)Lewes (Town)Polegate (Town)Peacehaven (Town)Hailsham (Town)Newhaven (Town)Seaford (Town)Eastbourne (Town)

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crime score for the BN area 22 out of 100 (higher is better)

house price score for the BN area 74 out of 100 (higher is more expensive)

jobs within 10 miles score for the BN area 46 out of 100 (higher is better)

motorway junctions for the BN area 2 located within a 10 mile radius

train stations for the BN area 78 located within a 10 mile radius

public green area score for the BN area 38 out of 100 (higher is better - areas within three miles)

primary schools score for the BN area 33 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

secondary schools score for the BN area 43 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

college a-level score for the BN area 49 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

vocational college score for the BN area 46 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

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Top 10 Types of Resident

  1. Cosmopolitans/Comfortable cosmopolitan/Migrant families9.11%
  2. Urbanites/Ageing urban living/Self-sufficient retirement8.03%
  3. Cosmopolitans/Students around campus/Students and professionals7.77%
  4. Urbanites/Ageing urban living/Communal retirement6.5%
  5. Urbanites/Urban professionals and families/Families in terraces and flats6.14%
  6. Urbanites/Ageing urban living/Delayed retirement5.01%
  7. Suburbanites/Suburban achievers/Ageing in suburbia4.75%
  8. Constrained city dwellers/Challenged diversity/Hampered aspiration3.91%
  9. Cosmopolitans/Aspiring and affluent/EU white-collar workers3.7%
  10. Suburbanites/Suburban achievers/Detached retirement living3.55%

Top 10 Recorded Crime Types

  1. Anti-social behaviour (25,028 recorded, uk average is 17,454)28.6%
  2. Violence and sexual offences (21,101 recorded, uk average is 14,006)24.12%
  3. Criminal damage and arson (7,910 recorded, uk average is 5,914)9.04%
  4. Other theft (7,537 recorded, uk average is 5,103)8.61%
  5. Public order (5,683 recorded, uk average is 3,288)6.5%
  6. Shoplifting (4,769 recorded, uk average is 3,751)5.45%
  7. Burglary (4,240 recorded, uk average is 4,242)4.85%
  8. Vehicle crime (3,403 recorded, uk average is 4,421)3.89%
  9. Bicycle theft (1,967 recorded, uk average is 960)2.25%
  10. Drugs (1,893 recorded, uk average is 1,295)2.16%

Top 10 Most Expensive Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. BN51 (Rottingdean, Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove, South East)£600,000
  2. BN6 (West Town, Clayton, West Sussex, South East)£404,167
  3. BN8 (, Ringmer, East Sussex, South East)£372,333
  4. BN3 (West Blatchington, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, South East)£364,119
  5. BN3 (Aldrington, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, South East)£364,119
  6. BN3 (Hangleton, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, South East)£364,119
  7. BN7 (Cliffe, Lewes, East Sussex, South East)£358,500
  8. BN7 (Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex, South East)£358,500
  9. BN7 (Landport, Lewes, East Sussex, South East)£358,500
  10. BN7 (St Anne's, Lewes, East Sussex, South East)£358,500

Top 10 Cheapest Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. BN21 (Downside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)£188,790
  2. BN21 (Eastbourne, Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)£188,790
  3. BN21 (Upperton, Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)£188,790
  4. BN11 (Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex, South East)£202,250
  5. BN11 (West Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex, South East)£202,250
  6. BN11 (East Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex, South East)£202,250
  7. BN22 (Hampden Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)£213,013
  8. BN22 (Roselands, Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)£213,013
  9. BN17 (Littlehampton, Littlehampton, West Sussex, South East)£217,332
  10. BN23 (Langney, Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)£232,238

Top 10 Safest Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. BN45 / Cow Down (Newtimber, West Sussex, South East)
  2. BN5 / Nine Acre Shaw (Henfield, West Sussex, South East)
  3. BN24 / Normans Bay (Westham, East Sussex, South East)
  4. BN44 / Trickles Wood (Steyning, West Sussex, South East)
  5. BN8 / Eels Ash Wood (Ringmer, East Sussex, South East)
  6. BN42 / East Arm (Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, South East)
  7. BN26 / The Shaw (Long Man, East Sussex, South East)
  8. BN18 / Arundel and District Hospital (Arundel, West Sussex, South East)
  9. BN6 / Rag Bottom (Clayton, West Sussex, South East)
  10. BN20 / Went Hill (Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)

Top 10 Unsafe Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. BN1 / Lot's Pond (Brighton, Brighton and Hove, South East)
  2. BN2 / Happy Valley (Brighton, Brighton and Hove, South East)
  3. BN3 / Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic School (Brighton, Brighton and Hove, South East)
  4. BN21 / Motcombe Community Infant School (Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)
  5. BN11 / Our Lady of Sion Roman Catholic Junior School (Worthing, West Sussex, South East)
  6. BN22 / Hydneye Lake (Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)
  7. BN17 / White Meadows Primary School (Littlehampton, West Sussex, South East)
  8. BN23 / West Rise Junior School (Eastbourne, East Sussex, South East)
  9. BN14 / Church Hill Shaw (Worthing, West Sussex, South East)
  10. BN27 / Gillridge Wood (Hailsham, East Sussex, South East)

Top Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Barcombe Church of England Primary SchoolBarcombe Cross, Lewes, BN8 5DN91 out of 100
  2. Stanford Junior SchoolStanford Road, Brighton, BN1 5PR91 out of 100
  3. St Luke's Primary SchoolQueens Park Rise, Brighton, BN2 9ZF90 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. St Catherine's CollegePriory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7BL99 out of 100
  2. Ringmer Community CollegeLewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5RB97 out of 100
  3. The Lindfield SchoolLindfield Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ87 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College205 Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 6EG100 out of 100
  2. Sussex Downs CollegeCross Levels Way, Eastbourne, BN21 2UF98 out of 100
  3. Varndean CollegeSurrenden Road, Brighton, BN1 6WQ97 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College205 Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 6EG100 out of 100
  2. Sussex Downs CollegeCross Levels Way, Eastbourne, BN21 2UF98 out of 100
  3. Varndean CollegeSurrenden Road, Brighton, BN1 6WQ96 out of 100

Lowest Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. White House AcademyMarshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2FB0 out of 100
  2. St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolFabians Way, Henfield, BN5 9PU0 out of 100
  3. Slindon CofE Primary SchoolMeadsway, Slindon, Arundel, BN18 0QU1 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Homewood CollegeQueensdown School Road, Off Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 7LA0 out of 100
  2. St John's School (Brighton)Firle Road, Seaford, BN25 2HU2 out of 100
  3. Patcham House Special School7 Old London Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8XR2 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. City College Brighton and HovePelham Street, Brighton, BN1 4FA0 out of 100
  2. Slindon CollegeTop Road, Slindon, Arundel, BN18 0RH3 out of 100
  3. Ringmer Community CollegeLewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5RB8 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Slindon CollegeTop Road, Slindon, Arundel, BN18 0RH0 out of 100
  2. Ringmer Community CollegeLewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5RB4 out of 100
  3. Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyLewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW4 out of 100
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