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BN1 8ZB

Patcham & Hollingbury · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Patcham & Hollingbury
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN1 8ZA 542 m
BN1 8SF 1.6 km
BN1 8SP 1.6 km
BN1 8AZ 1.6 km
BN1 8SE 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN1 8ZB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 8
Latitude
50.883665
Longitude
-0.135979
British National Grid easting
531,218
British National Grid northing
111,008

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Patcham & Hollingbury · E05015408
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Pavilion · E14001130
Output area
E00085440
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 003B · E01016928
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 003 · E02003493

Postcode source versions

Explore BN1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
24
Primary
13
Secondary
5

  1. Patcham Junior School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  2. Carden Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  3. Patcham High School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN1 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARDEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81014

    2.5 km

  • WARMDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81036

    2.5 km

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G81071

    3.7 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    4.2 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    4.6 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Piddingworth Plantation

    BCT · Ditchling

    0.6 miles

  • Piddingworth Plantation

    BCT · Ditchling

    0.6 miles

  • Glenfalls Avenue

    BCT · Patcham

    1.0 miles

  • Braeside Avenue East End

    BCT · Patcham

    1.0 miles

  • Thornhill Avenue North

    BCT · Patcham

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 003B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,953 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 5 secondary schools. Patcham Junior School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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