BN2 6LW

Woodingdean · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 6LA 0 m
BN2 6LF 163 m
BN2 6LD 205 m
BN2 6LB 237 m
BN2 6PA 242 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 6LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 6
Latitude
50.827206
Longitude
-0.070822
British National Grid easting
535,965
British National Grid northing
104,848

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Parish or community
E43000034
Output area
E00085888
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 017F · E01017012
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 017 · E02003507

Postcode source versions

Explore BN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
2
  1. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    749 m
  2. Longhill High School

    Community school

    947 m
  3. Woodingdean Primary School

    Academy converter

    985 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
511
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 180
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Other theft 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Public order 40

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODINGDEAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WARREN ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 6BA

    ODS code G81065

    1.2 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81669

    2.6 km

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

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

    ODS code Y06007

    2.6 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    3.6 km

  • SALTDEAN AND ROTTINGDEAN MED PRACTICE

    GRAND OCEAN MEDICAL CENTRE, LONGRIDGE AVENUE, SALTDEAN, BRIGHTON, BN2 8BU

    ODS code G81076

    3.7 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    4.2 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    4.4 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    4.5 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    4.5 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    4.6 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    4.6 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    4.7 km

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G81071

    4.8 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Brownleaf Road

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.0 miles
  • Bottom of The Ridgway

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles
  • Bottom of the Ridgway

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles
  • Millyard Crescent

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.2 miles
  • Bottom of Kipling Avenue

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,963 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 749 m.

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

Recorded crime

511 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 180 events.

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