Low deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN5 9FS
Postcode
BN5 9FS
Coordinates
50.9327, -0.2869
Grid reference
TQ204162
Easting
520,477
Northing
116,202
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XWPM7+36
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.
25026
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25026 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.92.0%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian51.8%
No religion41.1%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4918.1%
65–7412.8%
25–3411.1%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Any member 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
All members 66+13.2%
Other9.6%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
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 014C E01031642
E01031642MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Horsham 014 E02006601
E02006601LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Horsham 014C E01031642
E01031642MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Horsham 014 E02006601
E02006601Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
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
October 2017
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> PresentOctober 2017 — Introduced
Postcode BN5 9FS introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01031642 and MSOA E02006601 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN5 9FS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BN5 9FS
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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