Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN45 7DE
Brighton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN45 7DE
Coordinates
50.8889, -0.1926
Grid reference
TQ272114
Easting
527,220
Northing
111,487
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XVRQ4+GX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Brighton
ITL Region
Mid Sussex
National Park
South Downs
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.
19658
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19658 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 BN45 7DE
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN45 7DE
Counts are for Downland Villages 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
7
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.4%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian47.2%
No religion43.8%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6424.8%
35–4918.4%
65–7412.8%
10–158.9%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.3%
Other15.7%
Any member 66+13.4%
All members 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 31.2%
Administrative Information
Mid Sussex
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Sussex E14001366
Constituency
E14001366Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Downland Villages
Constituency code
E14001366
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Newtimber
International Territorial Level
Mid Sussex
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
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
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 016D E01031770
E01031770MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 016 E02006619
E02006619LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 016D E01031770
E01031770MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 016 E02006619
E02006619Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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
July 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentJuly 1990 — Introduced
Postcode BN45 7DE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 19658
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031770 and MSOA E02006619 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN45 7DE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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