BN9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newhaven, Harbour Heights and Denton, in Lewes.
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 BN9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN9, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN9 at a rate of 140.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 200 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (701), anti-social behaviour (494) and other crime (345).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN9 was 112.7 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.
Deprivation in BN9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN9 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BN9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes 004D | 1,552 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 53.8% |
| Lewes 008A | 1,929 | 211.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.5% |
| Lewes 008B | 1,505 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Lewes 008C | 1,506 | 192.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.4% |
| Lewes 008D | 1,681 | 136.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.9% |
| Lewes 009A | 2,130 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.1% |
| Lewes 009B | 1,462 | 225.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| Lewes 009C | 1,324 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.0% |
| Lewes 009D | 1,156 | 113.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.9% |
MPs for BN9
- James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMP for Lewes100% of BN9’s postcodes
- Chris WardLabourMP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven0.2% of BN9’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BN92
Postcode sectors in BN93
Council1
Towns in BN91
Postcode districts next to BN95
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BN postcode area2
BN9 in brief
BN9 is a postcode district covering Newhaven, Harbour Heights and Denton, in Lewes.
About 14,703 people lived in BN9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £296,250 in 2025 across 200 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 140.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN9 was £296,250 in 2025.
BN9 had 13,945 usual residents at the census.
In BN9, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN9, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.