Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£850,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN2 8DA
Brighton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN2 8DA
Coordinates
50.7999, -0.0364
Grid reference
TQ384018
Easting
538,470
Northing
101,878
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XQXX7+XC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
East Saltdean
Travel to Work
Brighton
ITL Region
Lewes
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.
25582
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25582 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 · BN2 8DA
HM Land Registry · Lewes
Average price
£850,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £850,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near BN2 8DA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN2 8DA
Counts are for East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs 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
13
YoY -13%
21110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.6%
Other White4.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
White Irish1.5%
African1.4%
+ 1 other groups · 5.6%
Religion
No religion45.7%
Christian41.5%
Not answered8.6%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4917.5%
65–7414.2%
75–8411.0%
25–347.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Any member 66+23.7%
All members 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Other11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
+ 7 other households · 28.5%
Administrative Information
Lewes
Local Authority
Council AreaBrighton Kemptown and Peacehaven E14001129
Constituency
E14001129Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs
Constituency code
E14001129
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Telscombe
International Territorial Level
Lewes
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving East 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
East Sussex Downs and Weald
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 97R
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewes 006D E01021030
E01021030MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewes 006 E02004384
E02004384LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewes 006D E01021030
E01021030MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewes 006 E02004384
E02004384Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 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 BN2 8DA 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: 25582
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021030 and MSOA E02004384 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN2 8DA 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 8DA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
48%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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