BN45
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Pyecombe and Poynings, in Mid Sussex.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN45 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN45, 72.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN45 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN45 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN45 at a rate of 178.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN45.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (33), violence and sexual offences (26) and shoplifting (25).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN45 was 166.9 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.
Your MP
- Alison BennettLiberal DemocratMP for Mid Sussex
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in BN451
Council1
Postcode districts next to BN455
Nearest rail stations1
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BN45 in brief
BN45 is a postcode district covering Pyecombe and Poynings, in Mid Sussex.
About 713 people lived in BN45 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 178.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
BN45 had 709 usual residents at the census.
In BN45, 72.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
66.1% of residents in BN45 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
18.5% of residents in BN45 were aged 65 or over at the census.