BN2 5GU

Whitehawk & Marina · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brighton
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 5GY 40 m
BN2 5FE 63 m
BN2 5EH 84 m
BN2 5GT 90 m
BN2 5FD 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 5GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 5
Latitude
50.823062
Longitude
-0.107724
British National Grid easting
533,378
British National Grid northing
104,320

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Parish or community
E43000034
Output area
E00085127
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 025E · E01016868
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 025 · E02003515

Postcode source versions

Explore BN2

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Burlow Close, Brighton, BN2 5GU 29 March 2019 £250,000
2, Burlow Close, Brighton, BN2 5GU 26 June 2015 £213,500
1, Burlow Close, Brighton, BN2 5GU 6 August 2004 £164,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    346 m
  2. City Academy Whitehawk

    Academy sponsor led

    412 m
  3. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,435
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,659
  • Anti social behaviour 662
  • Public order 453
  • Other theft 336
  • Criminal damage and arson 328

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.3
BN2 5 residents
13,217

Age bands in BN2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,187 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,680 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

3,644 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,556 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,919 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN2 5 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

24

within 5 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81669

    266 m

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

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

    ODS code Y06007

    266 m

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    1.8 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    1.9 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    1.9 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    2.0 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    2.0 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    2.1 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    2.4 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    2.4 km

  • WOODINGDEAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WARREN ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 6BA

    ODS code G81065

    2.4 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    2.4 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    2.8 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    2.9 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    2.9 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    3.0 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    3.3 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    3.3 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    3.3 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 24 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

  • Whitehawk Crescent

    BCT · Whitehawk

    0.0 miles
  • Whitehawk Crescent

    BCT · Whitehawk

    0.0 miles
  • Manor Way

    BCT · Whitehawk

    0.1 miles
  • St David's Hall

    BCT · Whitehawk

    0.1 miles
  • St David's Hall

    BCT · Whitehawk

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 025E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

232 of 33,755

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

56 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mark's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,435 published events cover 12 months, averaging 369.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,659 events.

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