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BN2 6DX

Woodingdean · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Woodingdean
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 6DA 115 m
BN2 6DB 127 m
BN2 6BL 169 m
BN2 6BA 208 m
BN2 6DE 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 6DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 6
Latitude
50.834512
Longitude
-0.081897
British National Grid easting
535,164
British National Grid northing
105,640

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Woodingdean · E05015420
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven · E14001129
Output area
E00085905
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 017B · E01017008
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 017 · E02003507

Postcode source versions

Explore BN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
49
Primary
28
Secondary
4

  1. Downs View Special School

    Community special school

    198 m

  2. Woodingdean Primary School

    Academy converter

    221 m

  3. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
642
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 245
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Other theft 52
  • Public order 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN2 6 residents
9,793

Age bands in BN2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,650 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,031 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

2,211 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,765 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,114 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.

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

23

within 5 km

  • WOODINGDEAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WARREN ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 6BA

    ODS code G81065

    208 m

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81669

    2.1 km

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

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

    ODS code Y06007

    2.1 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    2.5 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    3.4 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    3.6 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    3.8 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    3.8 km

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G81071

    3.8 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    3.9 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    4.1 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    4.1 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    4.1 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    4.3 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    4.4 km

  • CARDEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81014

    4.4 km

  • WARMDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81036

    4.4 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    4.5 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    4.7 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 23 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Nuffield Hospital

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Nuffield Hospital

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Woodingdean Community Centre

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Woodingdean Community Centre

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.2 miles

  • Lawn Cemetery

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 017B, 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

25,132 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. Downs View Special School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

642 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 245 events.

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