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BN2 3GU

Hanover & Elm Grove · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hanover & Elm Grove
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 3HW 39 m
BN2 3AD 49 m
BN2 3DP 59 m
BN2 3LF 61 m
BN2 3LE 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 3GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 3
Latitude
50.834294
Longitude
-0.126642
British National Grid easting
532,014
British National Grid northing
105,535

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Hanover & Elm Grove · E05015403
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Pavilion · E14001130
Output area
E00085266
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 015A · E01016890
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 015 · E02003505

Postcode source versions

Explore BN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
69
Primary
37
Secondary
8

  1. Fairlight Primary School

    Community school

    135 m

  2. St Martin's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    231 m

  3. Elm Grove Primary School

    Community school

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
11,065
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,256
  • Shoplifting 1,969
  • Anti social behaviour 1,492
  • Public order 1,091
  • Other theft 727

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.7
BN2 3 residents
12,161

Age bands in BN2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.3%

1,292 residents

Age 15 to 24
33.5%

4,186 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,704 residents

Age 45 to 64
20%

2,499 residents

Age 65 and over
6.5%

807 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN2 3 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

27

within 5 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    272 m

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    698 m

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    1.0 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    1.1 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    1.3 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    1.3 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    1.5 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    1.5 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    1.5 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    1.5 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    1.6 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    1.6 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    1.6 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    1.6 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

    WELLSBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE, 179 WHITEHAWK ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 5FL

    ODS code G81669

    1.7 km

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

    WELLSBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE, 179 WHITEHAWK ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 5FL

    ODS code Y06007

    1.7 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    1.8 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    1.8 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    2.1 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Paul's Street

    BCT · Brighton

    0.0 miles

  • St Paul's Street

    BCT · Brighton

    0.0 miles

  • Melbourne Street

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Melbourne Street

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • St Martin's School

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 015A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,963 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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
9
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

69 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Fairlight Primary School is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,065 published events cover 12 months, averaging 922.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,256 events.

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