Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£510,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN6 8DR
Postcode
BN6 8DR
Coordinates
50.9260, -0.1325
Grid reference
TQ313157
Easting
531,344
Northing
115,721
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XWVG9+92
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint
Travel to Work
Crawley
ITL Region
Mid Sussex
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.
31990
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31990 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 & WalesProperty sales · BN6 8DR
HM Land Registry · Mid Sussex
Average price
£510,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £510,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £625,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£625k£510k£395k
Aug '24May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BN6 8DR
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN6 8DR
Counts are for Hassocks 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
8
YoY -27%
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY +40%
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.0%
Other White3.7%
White & Asian1.5%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion45.4%
Not answered5.0%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
50–6418.1%
75–8410.5%
65–7410.2%
10–159.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Any member 66+22.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.1%
All members 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Other9.2%
+ 8 other households · 23.7%
Administrative Information
Mid Sussex
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Sussex E14001366
Constituency
E14001366Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Hassocks
Constituency code
E14001366
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Hassocks
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 017B E01031745
E01031745MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 017 E02006620
E02006620LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 017B E01031745
E01031745MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 017 E02006620
E02006620Urban: 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 BN6 8DR 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: 31990
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031745 and MSOA E02006620 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN6 8DR 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 BN6 8DR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 8%
Attainment 8
57.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 5%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
81%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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