Low deprivation
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South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN8 4DP
Eastbourne
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BN8 4DP
Coordinates
50.9728, -0.0358
Grid reference
TQ379211
Easting
537,999
Northing
121,100
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XXXF7+4M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
North Chailey
Travel to Work
Eastbourne
ITL Region
Lewes
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.
24442
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24442 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 White3.4%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian50.8%
No religion40.9%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6424.2%
35–4918.7%
65–7413.0%
10–158.0%
25–347.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.6%
All members 66+17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.6%
Other9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.7%
+ 7 other households · 27.6%
Administrative Information
Lewes
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Grinstead and Uckfield E14001212
Constituency
E14001212Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Constituency code
E14001212
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Chailey
International Territorial Level
Lewes
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving East 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
East Sussex Downs and Weald
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 97R
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewes 001C E01021025
E01021025MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewes 001 E02004379
E02004379LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewes 001C E01021025
E01021025MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewes 001 E02004379
E02004379Smaller rural: Further from 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 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 BN8 4DP 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 village E1. IMD England rank: 24442
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01021025 and MSOA E02004379 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN8 4DP 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 BN8 4DP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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