BN
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Brighton, with 36 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is BN safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN at a rate of 101.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 8,660 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (26,790), anti-social behaviour (19,209) and other crime (15,682).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN was 98.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in BN
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN1Brighton, Hollingdean | 84,027 | £425,000 | 177.4 per 1,000 |
| BN2Brighton, Round Hill | 94,706 | £398,500 | 117.1 per 1,000 |
| BN3Brighton and Hove, Aldrington | 80,401 | £445,000 | 83.8 per 1,000 |
| BN5Henfield, Nep Town | 8,257 | £560,000 | 55.5 per 1,000 |
| BN6Hassocks, Hurstpierpoint | 19,348 | £555,000 | 65.5 per 1,000 |
| BN7Lewes, South Malling | 20,486 | £490,000 | 96.6 per 1,000 |
| BN8Ringmer, Newick | 15,611 | £490,000 | 41.5 per 1,000 |
| BN9Newhaven, Harbour Heights | 13,945 | £296,250 | 140.0 per 1,000 |
| BN10Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs | 19,942 | £340,000 | 70.5 per 1,000 |
| BN11Worthing | 34,703 | £270,000 | 159.5 per 1,000 |
| BN12Worthing, Goring-by-Sea | 21,386 | £420,040 | 68.8 per 1,000 |
| BN13Worthing, West Durrington | 31,366 | £365,000 | 79.0 per 1,000 |
| BN14Worthing, Broadwater | 30,223 | £400,000 | 69.1 per 1,000 |
| BN15Lancing, Lower Cokeham | 28,039 | £350,000 | 64.6 per 1,000 |
| BN16Rustington, East Preston | 30,359 | £415,000 | 56.9 per 1,000 |
| BN17Littlehampton, Wick | 32,999 | £300,000 | 110.1 per 1,000 |
| BN18Arundel, Yapton | 14,051 | £397,000 | 88.0 per 1,000 |
| BN20Eastbourne, Meads | 22,283 | £360,000 | 57.2 per 1,000 |
| BN21Eastbourne, Upperton | 26,612 | £230,000 | 242.1 per 1,000 |
| BN22Eastbourne, Roselands | 31,618 | £285,000 | 110.9 per 1,000 |
| BN23Eastbourne, St Anthony's Hill | 29,159 | £283,000 | 112.1 per 1,000 |
| BN24Stone Cross, Pevensey Bay | 10,861 | £355,000 | 53.6 per 1,000 |
| BN25Seaford, Sutton | 23,865 | £370,000 | 47.7 per 1,000 |
| BN26Polegate | 13,132 | £325,000 | 57.4 per 1,000 |
| BN27Hailsham, Upper Horsebridge | 32,230 | £325,000 | 75.3 per 1,000 |
| BN41Brighton and Hove, Southern Cross | 21,877 | £370,000 | 80.6 per 1,000 |
| BN42Southwick, Portslade Village | 10,572 | £440,000 | 72.0 per 1,000 |
| BN43Shoreham-by-Sea, Kingston by Sea | 24,262 | £410,000 | 72.0 per 1,000 |
| BN44Steyning, Upper Beeding | 9,960 | £445,000 | 34.2 per 1,000 |
| BN45Pyecombe, Poynings | 709 | No figure | 178.1 per 1,000 |
| BN50Brighton and Hove | 317 | No figure | 1,416.7 per 1,000 |
| BN51Rottingdean | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| BN52Hove | 327 | No figure | 28.3 per 1,000 |
| BN88Brighton and Hove, Preston | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| BN95Lancing | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| BN99Lancing, West Durrington | 1,296 | No figure | 152.3 per 1,000 |
BN in brief
The BN postcode area, named after Brighton, has 36 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in BN was £367,000 in 2025.
BN had 838,929 usual residents at the census.
In BN, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.