Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£345,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN3 3EF
Postcode
BN3 3EF
Coordinates
50.8321, -0.1621
Grid reference
TQ295052
Easting
529,526
Northing
105,226
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRRJQ+R5
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.
23564
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23564 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 · BN3 3EF
HM Land Registry · Brighton and Hove
Average price
£351,428
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £345,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £360,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£450k£365k£280k
Nov '23Feb '24Sep '24Oct '25Nov '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 BN3 3EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN3 3EF
Counts are for Goldsmid 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
14
YoY -12%
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY stable
24120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.62.1%
Other White16.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.8%
Other ethnic group: Arab2.5%
White & Black African2.4%
+ 5 other groups · 12.6%
Religion
No religion49.3%
Christian33.3%
Not answered7.6%
Muslim4.2%
Jewish2.4%
+ 2 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
35–4924.3%
25–3420.7%
50–6415.7%
65–747.6%
75–846.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Other26.2%
Any member 66+18.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.3%
+ 7 other households · 27.9%
Administrative Information
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council AreaHove and Portslade E14001296
Constituency
E14001296Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Goldsmid
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 020B E01016874
E01016874MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 020 E02003510
E02003510LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 020B E01016874
E01016874MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 020 E02003510
E02003510Urban: 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 3EF 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: 23564
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016874 and MSOA E02003510 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN3 3EF 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 3EF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 1–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
57%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
31.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
50.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
72%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
62.5
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 10%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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