High deprivation
IMD England
Among the highest · 51.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
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Coordinates & Location for BN1 2GR
Postcode
BN1 2GR
Coordinates
50.8215, -0.1463
Grid reference
TQ306040
Easting
530,666
Northing
104,079
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRVC3+JF
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Brighton and Hove
Travel to Work
Brighton
ITL Region
Brighton and Hove
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8689
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8689 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BN1 2GR
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN1 2GR
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Regency electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
151
YoY stable
186930
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
133
YoY +8%
196980
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
27140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
26130
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
22
YoY stable
45230
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
56
YoY -10%
80400
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.0%
Other White19.2%
Other ethnic group: Arab3.2%
Chinese2.9%
Other Asian2.6%
+ 7 other groups · 16.1%
Religion
No religion58.9%
Christian19.3%
Not answered11.6%
Muslim5.0%
Buddhist1.7%
+ 2 other religions · 3.5%
Age groups
25–3429.4%
20–2426.7%
35–4917.0%
50–6411.3%
16–194.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 11.4%
Households
Other42.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over17.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.4%
Any member 66+5.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.5%
+ 4 other households · 16.0%
Administrative Information
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council AreaBrighton Pavilion E14001130
Constituency
E14001130Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Regency
Constituency code
E14001130
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Brighton and Hove, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Brighton and Hove
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Brighton and Hove City
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 09D
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 027A E01016952
E01016952MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 027 E02003517
E02003517LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 027A E01016952
E01016952MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 027 E02003517
E02003517Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN1 2GR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8689
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016952 and MSOA E02003517 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN1 2GR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN1 2GR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
76%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 15–17FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
62.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
2.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
57%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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