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South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN9 0HT
Postcode
BN9 0HT
Coordinates
50.8103, 0.0533
Grid reference
TQ447032
Easting
544,758
Northing
103,203
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22R363+48
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Newhaven
Travel to Work
Brighton
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.
6885
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6885 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.94.2%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
No religion52.3%
Christian38.7%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6422.8%
35–4918.1%
65–7411.5%
25–349.9%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Other14.8%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
+ 8 other households · 38.3%
Administrative Information
Lewes
Local Authority
Council AreaLewes E14001330
Constituency
E14001330Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Ouse Valley & Ringmer
Constituency code
E14001330
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
South Heighton
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 004D E01021057
E01021057MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewes 004 E02004382
E02004382LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewes 004D E01021057
E01021057MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewes 004 E02004382
E02004382Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 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 BN9 0HT 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: 6885
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021057 and MSOA E02004382 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN9 0HT 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 BN9 0HT
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