# BN6 9XH: area report for a postcode in Mid Sussex

BN6 9XH 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 9XH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) › [BN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn6) › [BN6 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn6-9)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Mid Sussex 016E: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **Hassocks, 4.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **No property in BN6 9XH 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=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Sussex 016E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **£430,777 average price**: For the whole of Mid Sussex, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN6 9XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **Low road and rail noise at BN6 9XH**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **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=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LVS Hassocks](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lvs-hassocks-e135930) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Albourne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albourne-church-of-england-primary-school-e148924) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| September 2025 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 016E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.5** (2025). Mid Sussex 016E has a deprivation score of 21.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,488th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £504,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Sussex 016E was £504,000 in 2025. Joint 4,648th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,560** (2021). Mid Sussex 016E had 1,560 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,234th 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: 69.4%** (January 2026). In Mid Sussex 016E, 69.4% 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: 50.9498, -0.1962

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=-0.1962,50.9498,BN69XH

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