BN1 8SU

Patcham & Hollingbury · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN1 8SD 94 m
BN1 8SP 95 m
BN1 8SE 97 m
BN1 8SF 98 m
BN1 8SN 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN1 8SU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 8
Latitude
50.869126
Longitude
-0.131130
British National Grid easting
531,600
British National Grid northing
109,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Pavilion · E14001130
Output area
E00085416
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 001E · E01016931
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 001 · E02003491

Postcode source versions

Explore BN1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
27
Secondary
8
  1. Carden Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    668 m
  2. Patcham Junior School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Patcham High School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 414
  • Public order 136
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Shoplifting 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN1 8 residents
14,691

Age bands in BN1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,625 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,593 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

3,385 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

4,235 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

2,889 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARDEN SURGERY

    COUNTY OAK MEDICAL CENTRE, CARDEN HILL, BRIGHTON, BN1 8DD

    ODS code G81014

    835 m

  • WARMDENE SURGERY

    COUNTY OAK MEDICAL CENTRE, CARDEN HILL, BRIGHTON, BN1 8DD

    ODS code G81036

    835 m

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    2.6 km

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, NEWICK HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX,REFECTORY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 9DN

    ODS code G81071

    3.0 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    3.0 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    3.0 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    3.5 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    3.6 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    3.6 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    4.1 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    4.2 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    4.5 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    4.6 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

    ASPECT HOUSE, 84-87 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3XE

    ODS code Y02676

    4.6 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    4.8 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Braeside Avenue East End

    BCT · Patcham

    0.0 miles
  • Eskbank Avenue

    BCT · Patcham

    0.1 miles
  • Glenfalls Avenue

    BCT · Patcham

    0.2 miles
  • Crowhurst Road West

    BCT · Hollingbury

    0.2 miles
  • Mackie Avenue

    BCT · Patcham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 001E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,150 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 8 secondary schools. Carden Nursery and Primary School is the nearest published school at 668 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 414 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.