# BN5

Postcode district covering Henfield, Nep Town and West End, in Horsham.

BN5 is a postcode district covering Henfield, Nep Town and West End, in Horsham. Median sale price £560,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 55.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code BN5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn)

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 BN5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £560,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN5 was £560,000 in 2025. Joint 184th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,257** (2021). BN5 had 8,257 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 628th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in BN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 62.2%** (January 2026). In BN5, 62.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 8% of people in BN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 110 homes were sold in BN5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BN5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BN5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BN5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BN5 had 8,257 usual residents at the census.

## How BN5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BN5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £560,000 | most expensive | 29 postcode districts, BN · 2025 |
| Population | 8,257 | 5th least populated | 33 postcode districts, BN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 8% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, BN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 62.2% | 2nd lowest | 33 postcode districts, BN · Jan 2026 |

## Is BN5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN5 at a rate of 55.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across the BN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (177), other crime (101) and anti-social behaviour (77).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN5 was 50.1 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.

## Deprivation in BN5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN5 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BN5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horsham 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031618) | 1,343 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 23.5% |
| [Horsham 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031641) | 1,530 | 98.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 50.3% |
| [Horsham 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031642) | 2,540 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 73.2% |
| [Horsham 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031643) | 1,900 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.2% |

## Your MP

- [Arundel and South Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arundel-and-south-downs): Andrew Griffith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 91% of the people here.
- [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex): Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 5.2% of the people here.
- [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/horsham): John Milne (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 3.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BN5

[Henfield & Small Dole](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/henfield-and-small-dole)

## Postcode sectors in BN5

[BN5 0 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5-0), [BN5 9 (281 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5-9)

## Council

[Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham)

## Postcode districts next to BN5

[BN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn6), [BN41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn41), [BN42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn42), [BN43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn43), [BN44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn44), [BN45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn45), [RH13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13), [RH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17)

## More in the BN postcode area

[All BN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BN5 in brief

BN5 is a postcode district covering Henfield, Nep Town and West End, in Horsham.
About 8,259 people lived in BN5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £560,000 in 2025 across 110 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN5 was £560,000 in 2025.
BN5 had 8,257 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in BN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BN5, 62.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BN5
- Postcode area: [BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn)
- Constituency: [Arundel and South Downs †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arundel-and-south-downs)
- Council: [Horsham †](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham)
- Area: 53.66 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,259*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 28

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[RH13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13), [BN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn6), [RH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17), [BN42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn42), [BN45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn45), [BN44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn44)

## Latest updates for BN5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BN5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5