Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£342,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN1 7BF
Brighton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN1 7BF
Coordinates
50.8420, -0.1267
Grid reference
TQ319063
Easting
531,987
Northing
106,394
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRVRF+R8
User Type
Small 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.
4405
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4405 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 & WalesProperty sales · BN1 7BF
HM Land Registry · Brighton and Hove
Average price
£340,625
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £342,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £315,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£363k£339k£315k
Sep '23Oct '23Sep '24Mar '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BN1 7BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN1 7BF
Counts are for Hollingdean & Fiveways electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY -31%
38190
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
25
YoY +67%
32160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.67.5%
Other White6.6%
African4.5%
Other Asian2.8%
Chinese2.4%
+ 9 other groups · 16.2%
Religion
No religion52.9%
Christian29.3%
Not answered8.9%
Muslim4.8%
Hindu1.3%
+ 2 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
20–2418.9%
50–6416.9%
35–4915.5%
25–3414.3%
16–1910.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.2%
Households
Other24.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.9%
Any member 66+8.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.4%
+ 8 other households · 33.5%
Administrative Information
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council AreaBrighton Pavilion E14001130
Constituency
E14001130Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Hollingdean & Fiveways
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 008C E01016904
E01016904MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 008 E02003498
E02003498LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 008C E01016904
E01016904MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 008 E02003498
E02003498Urban: 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 7BF 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: 4405
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016904 and MSOA E02003498 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN1 7BF 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 7BF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 36%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 11%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–12
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
51%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 80%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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