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BN2 6RW

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 6SN 27 m
BN2 6SX 46 m
BN2 6RN 79 m
BN2 6SL 108 m
BN2 6RP 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 6RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 6
Latitude
50.836258
Longitude
-0.064015
British National Grid easting
536,418
British National Grid northing
105,867

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
E00085902
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 017D · E01017010
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
38
Primary
22
Secondary
2

  1. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    480 m

  2. Woodingdean Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Downs View Special School

    Community special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
409
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 144
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Other theft 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Public order 29

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

8

within 5 km

  • WOODINGDEAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WARREN ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 6BA

    ODS code G81065

    1.1 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81669

    3.3 km

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

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

    ODS code Y06007

    3.3 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    3.6 km

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G81071

    4.0 km

  • SALTDEAN AND ROTTINGDEAN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81076

    4.3 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    4.6 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    4.7 km

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

  • Chalkland Rise

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Top of Downs Valley Road

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Heronsdale Road

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Heronsdale Road

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.2 miles

  • Balsdean Road

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,867 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

409 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 144 events.

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