Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
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Coordinates & Location for BN3 6DR
Postcode
BN3 6DR
Coordinates
50.8494, -0.1725
Grid reference
TQ287071
Easting
528,742
Northing
107,135
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XRRXG+QX
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.
33486
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 33486 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 6DR
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN3 6DR
Counts are for Westdene & Hove Park 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
21
YoY stable
36180
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY -25%
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.5%
Other White7.1%
Indian3.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.1%
White & Asian2.6%
+ 5 other groups · 9.3%
Religion
Christian46.9%
No religion36.2%
Not answered5.6%
Jewish3.8%
Muslim3.8%
+ 2 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
50–6423.3%
35–4918.3%
65–7414.1%
75–849.2%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.3%
All members 66+16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.7%
Any member 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 7 other households · 23.2%
Administrative Information
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council AreaHove and Portslade E14001296
Constituency
E14001296Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
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 007D E01016984
E01016984MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 007 E02003497
E02003497LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 007D E01016984
E01016984MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 007 E02003497
E02003497Urban: 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 6DR 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: 33486
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016984 and MSOA E02003497 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN3 6DR 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 6DR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 21%
Attainment 8
51.0
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 37%
Attainment 8
41.1
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–13FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
66%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
53.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
53%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
31.8
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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