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BN2 8HY

Rottingdean & West Saltdean · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 8HP 90 m
BN2 8HQ 125 m
BN2 8HZ 128 m
BN2 8PQ 148 m
BN2 8HR 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 8HY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 8
Latitude
50.812642
Longitude
-0.026480
British National Grid easting
539,131
British National Grid northing
103,311

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Rottingdean & West Saltdean · E05015412
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven · E14001129
Output area
E00085623
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 033A · E01016956
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 033 · E02003523

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Saltdean Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Telscombe Cliffs Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

  3. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
311
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Public order 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Shoplifting 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

3

within 5 km

  • SALTDEAN AND ROTTINGDEAN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G81076

    1.3 km

  • 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

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Coombe Vale Top

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.1 miles

  • Westfield Avenue North

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.2 miles

  • Coombe Vale Middle

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.2 miles

  • Saltdean Vale Shops

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.4 miles

  • Saltdean Vale Shops

    BCT · Saltdean

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

24,292 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Saltdean Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

311 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

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