High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£244,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BN9 9SL
Postcode
BN9 9SL
Coordinates
50.7965, 0.0446
Grid reference
TQ441016
Easting
544,187
Northing
101,655
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F22Q2WV+JR
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.
10014
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10014 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 · BN9 9SL
HM Land Registry · Lewes
Average price
£244,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £244,000
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Police Recorded Crime near BN9 9SL
England & WalesCrime trends · near BN9 9SL
Counts are for Newhaven North 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
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.0%
Other White4.2%
Other Asian1.1%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
No religion57.1%
Christian34.3%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4918.0%
25–3412.9%
65–749.5%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Other17.9%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
All members 66+9.5%
+ 8 other households · 36.4%
Administrative Information
Lewes
Local Authority
Council AreaLewes E14001330
Constituency
E14001330Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Newhaven North
Constituency code
E14001330
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Newhaven
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 009D E01021051
E01021051MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewes 009 E02004387
E02004387LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewes 009D E01021051
E01021051MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewes 009 E02004387
E02004387Urban: 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 9SL 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: 10014
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021051 and MSOA E02004387 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN9 9SL 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 9SL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
76%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 35%
Attainment 8
40.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
52%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–17
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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