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BN3 8AY

POSTCODE

BN3 8AY is a postcode in Hangleton & Knoll.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
50.8548, -0.1965
OS grid TQ270076 (527,037, 107,690)
IMD England
3/10
#9819
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
MoM +21% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C2XVR33+W9
High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for BN3 8AY

England
Country
Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Hangleton & Knoll
Ward
Brighton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN3 8AY
Coordinates
50.8548, -0.1965
Grid reference
TQ270076
Easting
527,037
Northing
107,690
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XVR33+W9
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.
9819
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9819 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
See sold prices in BN3

Police Recorded Crime near BN3 8AY

England & Wales
Crime trends · near BN3 8AY

Counts are for Hangleton & Knoll 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
28
YoY stable
36180
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
16
YoY +14%
23120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

70
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,539
White Brit.77.7%
Other White5.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.6%
Other ethnic group: Arab2.9%
Other Asian2.0%
+ 3 other groups · 8.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,536
No religion46.4%
Christian42.7%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim3.6%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,552
35–4920.3%
50–6417.4%
25–3411.8%
10–159.1%
5–98.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.9%

Households

Total households: 626
Any member 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Other10.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.5%
All members 66+10.4%
+ 7 other households · 39.9%

Administrative Information

Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Council Area
Hove and Portslade E14001296
Constituency
E14001296
Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Hangleton & Knoll
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 England
Surrey 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 006A E01016882
E01016882
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 006 E02003496
E02003496
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brighton and Hove 006A E01016882
E01016882
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brighton and Hove 006 E02003496
E02003496
Urban: 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

5:52 AM5:51 PM
5:52 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 59 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

July 2020
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> Present
July 2020 — Introduced
Postcode BN3 8AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016882 and MSOA E02003496 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN3 8AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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