Low deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN5 9EU
Postcode
BN5 9EU
Coordinates
50.9273, -0.2762
Grid reference
TQ212156
Easting
521,243
Northing
115,623
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XWPGF+WG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Henfield
Travel to Work
Crawley
ITL Region
Horsham
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.
26450
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26450 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.8%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian59.4%
No religion33.8%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
75–8418.0%
65–7416.3%
35–4911.2%
85 years and over9.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.8%
Households
Any member 66+27.5%
All members 66+20.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Other11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
+ 6 other households · 20.2%
Administrative Information
Horsham
Local Authority
Council AreaArundel and South Downs E14001067
Constituency
E14001067Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Henfield
Constituency code
E14001067
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Henfield
International Territorial Level
Horsham
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
Horsham 014B E01031641
E01031641MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Horsham 014 E02006601
E02006601LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Horsham 014B E01031641
E01031641MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Horsham 014 E02006601
E02006601Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 BN5 9EU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 26450
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01031641 and MSOA E02006601 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN5 9EU 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 BN5 9EU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
52%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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