Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£295,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN3 5LB
Postcode
BN3 5LB
Coordinates
50.8359, -0.1935
Grid reference
TQ273055
Easting
527,305
Northing
105,595
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRRP4+9J
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.
5156
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5156 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 5LB
HM Land Registry · Brighton and Hove
Average price
£295,000
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Median price: £295,000
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Police Recorded Crime near BN3 5LB
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN3 5LB
Counts are for Wish 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
16
YoY —
23120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY +17%
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.65.1%
Other White11.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.1%
Other ethnic group: Arab3.8%
African3.1%
+ 4 other groups · 11.6%
Religion
Christian41.1%
No religion40.8%
Muslim8.5%
Not answered6.4%
Jewish1.2%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4920.4%
25–3411.4%
10–158.0%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Other24.9%
Any member 66+16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.8%
+ 8 other households · 29.2%
Administrative Information
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council AreaHove and Portslade E14001296
Constituency
E14001296Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Wish
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 023C E01016993
E01016993MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 023 E02003513
E02003513LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 023C E01016993
E01016993MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 023 E02003513
E02003513Urban: 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
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode BN3 5LB 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: 5156
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016993 and MSOA E02003513 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN3 5LB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN3 5LB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 18%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
50%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 37%
Attainment 8
41.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
51%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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