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BN1 9QD

Ditchling & Westmeston · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ditchling & Westmeston
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN1 9QB 1.7 km
BN1 9PL 1.7 km
BN1 9PZ 1.9 km
BN1 9BS 2.0 km
BN1 9SE 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN1 9QD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 9
Latitude
50.887037
Longitude
-0.108546
British National Grid easting
533,138
British National Grid northing
111,432

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Electoral ward
Ditchling & Westmeston · E05011584
Parish or community
E04003792
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00106790
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 002B · E01021026
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 002 · E02004380

Postcode source versions

Explore BN1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
21
Primary
11
Secondary
5

  1. Coldean Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

  2. University of Sussex

    Higher education institutions

    2.9 km

  3. Carden Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
BN1 9 residents
8,738

Age bands in BN1 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.6%

697 residents

Age 15 to 24
57.6%

5,283 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.2%

1,300 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.6%

1,159 residents

Age 65 and over
8%

737 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN1 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G81071

    2.5 km

  • CARDEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81014

    3.0 km

  • WARMDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81036

    3.0 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    4.8 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • High Park Corner

    BCT · Ditchling

    0.3 miles

  • High Park Corner

    BCT · Ditchling

    0.3 miles

  • Piddingworth Plantation

    BCT · Ditchling

    0.7 miles

  • Piddingworth Plantation

    BCT · Ditchling

    0.7 miles

  • Ditchling Beacon

    BCT · Ditchling

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 002B, 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

30,229 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 5 secondary schools. Coldean Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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