BN2 8BU

Rottingdean & West Saltdean · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 8BS 0 m
BN2 8AB 47 m
BN2 8AX 49 m
BN2 8DW 61 m
BN2 8BQ 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 8
Latitude
50.802294
Longitude
-0.035772
British National Grid easting
538,507
British National Grid northing
102,143

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Parish or community
E43000034
Output area
E00172911
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 033E · E01016961
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 033 · E02003523

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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62 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Grand Ocean, Flat 1, Longridge Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8BU 3 October 2025 £200,000
Grand Ocean, Flat 19, Longridge Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8BU 9 December 2022 £275,000
Grand Ocean, Flat 9, Longridge Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8BU 24 May 2022 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Saltdean Primary School

    Community school

    704 m
  2. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  3. Our Lady of Lourdes RC School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

27 female, 41 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
1.7
BN2 8 residents
8,700

Age bands in BN2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

1,212 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

761 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

1,734 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

2,683 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

2,375 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN2 8 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

3

within 5 km

  • SALTDEAN AND ROTTINGDEAN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81076

    0 m

  • HAVENSHEALTH

    ANCHOR HEALTHCARE CENTRE, MERIDIAN WAY, PEACEHAVEN, BN10 8NF

    ODS code G81100

    2.6 km

  • WOODINGDEAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WARREN ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 6BA

    ODS code G81065

    4.9 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

  • Grand Ocean

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.0 miles
  • Grand Ocean

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.0 miles
  • Grand Ocean

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.1 miles
  • Linchmere Avenue

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.1 miles
  • Linchmere Avenue

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 033E, 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

20,198 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £239,000 from 4 recorded sales in BN2 8BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Brighton and Hove is £407,803 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Saltdean Primary School is the nearest published school at 704 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 182 events.

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