Around average
IMD England
Around average · 8.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN3 2BD
Postcode
BN3 2BD
Coordinates
50.8274, -0.1661
Grid reference
TQ292046
Easting
529,253
Northing
104,694
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRRGM+WH
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.
19492
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19492 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 BN3 2BD
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN3 2BD
Counts are for Brunswick & Adelaide 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
19
YoY -42%
33170
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
27
YoY -18%
33170
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.65.1%
Other White20.1%
White Irish2.3%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
Other Asian1.5%
+ 5 other groups · 9.1%
Religion
No religion57.6%
Christian24.6%
Not answered5.7%
Jewish5.3%
Other religion3.0%
+ 2 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
35–4926.4%
50–6421.6%
25–3421.0%
65–747.8%
20–245.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 17.5%
Households
Other35.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
Any member 66+8.2%
+ 7 other households · 22.5%
Administrative Information
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council AreaHove and Portslade E14001296
Constituency
E14001296Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Brunswick & Adelaide
Constituency code
E14001296
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 026A E01016849
E01016849MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 026 E02003516
E02003516LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 026A E01016849
E01016849MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 026 E02003516
E02003516Urban: 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 BN3 2BD 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: 19492
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016849 and MSOA E02003516 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN3 2BD 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 BN3 2BD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 1–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
57%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
62.5
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
31.8
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
50.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
72%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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