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BN2 6ST

Woodingdean · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 6TA 58 m
BN2 6SD 62 m
BN2 6TE 65 m
BN2 6TD 104 m
BN2 6TF 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 6ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 6
Latitude
50.828968
Longitude
-0.063138
British National Grid easting
536,501
British National Grid northing
105,058

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
E00085895
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 017C · E01017009
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 017 · E02003507

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    334 m

  2. Longhill High School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Woodingdean Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
470
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Other theft 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Public order 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

30 female, 25 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • WOODINGDEAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WARREN ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 6BA

    ODS code G81065

    1.4 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81669

    3.1 km

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

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

    ODS code Y06007

    3.1 km

  • SALTDEAN AND ROTTINGDEAN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81076

    3.5 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    3.9 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    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

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Cowley Drive Shops

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Crescent Drive South

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Crescent Drive South

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Crescent Drive South

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

  • Cowley Drive Shops

    BCT · Woodingdean

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

17,529 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

470 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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