Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 11.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN2 5FF
Postcode
BN2 5FF
Coordinates
50.8219, -0.1061
Grid reference
TQ334041
Easting
533,497
Northing
104,199
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRVCV+QH
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.
232
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 232 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 BN2 5FF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN2 5FF
Counts are for Whitehawk & Marina 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
70
YoY stable
81410
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
38
YoY +81%
40200
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
13
YoY -19%
25130
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.5%
Other White6.5%
Other Asian3.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.6%
Bangladeshi2.2%
+ 3 other groups · 8.9%
Religion
No religion47.9%
Christian38.2%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim5.3%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4920.3%
50–6419.7%
25–3413.7%
10–158.9%
65–748.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Other26.9%
Any member 66+17.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.4%
+ 7 other households · 28.5%
Administrative Information
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council AreaBrighton Kemptown and Peacehaven E14001129
Constituency
E14001129Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Whitehawk & Marina
Constituency code
E14001129
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 025E E01016868
E01016868MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 025 E02003515
E02003515LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 025E E01016868
E01016868MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 025 E02003515
E02003515Urban: 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 BN2 5FF 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: 232
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016868 and MSOA E02003515 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN2 5FF 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 BN2 5FF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
40%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 50%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–13FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
57.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
30%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
39%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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