Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN15 0PY
Postcode
BN15 0PY
Coordinates
50.8401, -0.3208
Grid reference
TQ183058
Easting
518,331
Northing
105,856
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRMRH+3M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lancing and Sompting
Travel to Work
Worthing
ITL Region
Adur
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.
30930
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30930 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 BN15 0PY
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN15 0PY
Counts are for Manor 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
5
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.7%
Other White4.9%
Chinese2.4%
White Irish1.4%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian51.7%
No religion36.7%
Not answered9.8%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6419.1%
35–4914.8%
10–1514.1%
65–7411.8%
16–1911.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
All members 66+19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Any member 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.3%
+ 7 other households · 26.9%
Administrative Information
Adur
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Worthing and Shoreham E14001218
Constituency
E14001218Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Manor
Constituency code
E14001218
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lancing
International Territorial Level
Adur
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
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
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Adur 003B E01031353
E01031353MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Adur 003 E02006536
E02006536LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Adur 003B E01031353
E01031353MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Adur 003 E02006536
E02006536Urban: 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
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 BN15 0PY 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: 30930
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031353 and MSOA E02006536 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN15 0PY 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 BN15 0PY
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
36%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
42.1
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
36.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
54%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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