# BN6 8LX: area report for a postcode in Mid Sussex

BN6 8LX is a postcode in Mid Sussex.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Mid Sussex. Open the map at BN6 8LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) › [BN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn6) › [BN6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Mid Sussex 017D: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **Hassocks, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **No property in BN6 8LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Sussex 017D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **£430,777 average price**: For the whole of Mid Sussex, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at BN6 8LX**: Superfast for 93.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **Low road and rail noise at BN6 8LX**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Windmills Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-windmills-junior-school-e125939) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Downlands Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downlands-community-school-e126087) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 58.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hassocks Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hassocks-infant-school-e125933) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditchling-st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e148917) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £730,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £422,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| August 2025 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| February 2024 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| March 2025 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (710 m); BOOTS (790 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Hassocks 44 Keymer Road (830 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Hassocks Keymer Road Local (950 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £430,777** (July 2026). Mid Sussex’s average house price was £430,777 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,352** (2025). Full-time workers living in Mid Sussex earned a median of £44,352 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 59th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in Mid Sussex costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 61st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Mid Sussex has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mid Sussex 017D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.1** (2025). Mid Sussex 017D has a deprivation score of 2.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 384th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Sussex 017D was £550,000 in 2025. Joint 3,525th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,576** (2021). Mid Sussex 017D had 1,576 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,385th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.2%** (January 2026). In Mid Sussex 017D, 91.2% 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.

## BN6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £555,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN6 was £555,000 in 2025. Joint 190th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,348** (2021). BN6 had 19,348 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,252nd 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in BN6 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.2%** (January 2026). In BN6, 74.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex)
- Centre: 50.9191, -0.1323

Council: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex): Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1323,50.9191,BN68LX

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