Schools
53 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Benfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 403 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
BN3 5TF
Wish · Brighton and Hove · England
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- Wish
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Postcode district
- BN3
- Postcode sector
- BN3 5
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- BN3 5TF
- Status
- Terminated
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- 1 November 2016
- Postcode area
- BN
- Postcode district
- BN3
- Postcode sector
- BN3 5
- Latitude
- 50.834856
- Longitude
- -0.205894
- British National Grid easting
- 526,432
- British National Grid northing
- 105,459
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- South East · E12000008
- Local authority district
- Brighton and Hove · E06000043
- Electoral ward
- Wish · E05015419
- Parish or community
- E43000034
- Westminster constituency
- Hove and Portslade · E14001296
- Output area
- E00085827
- Lower layer super output area
- Brighton and Hove 021D · E01016994
- Middle layer super output area
- Brighton and Hove 021 · E02003511
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore BN3
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 53
- Primary
- 31
- Secondary
- 7
- 403 m
Benfield Primary School
Academy converter
- 615 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
- 893 m
Brackenbury Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 3,163
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,137
- Anti social behaviour 509
- Public order 315
- Shoplifting 264
- Other theft 240
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- BN3 5 residents
- 11,478
Age bands in BN3 5
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 18.7%
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.8%
- Age 25 to 44
- 28.3%
- Age 45 to 64
- 29.6%
- Age 65 and over
- 13.7%
2,175 residents
1,135 residents
3,286 residents
3,439 residents
1,595 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.
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%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 37
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 14
- Latest available record date
- 13 June 2025
Adur District Council
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.
Latest available applications
- AWDM/0751/25 Submitted 13 June 2025 887 m away
Retention of altered pre-existing outbuildings (retrospective application)
Fishersgate Forge Mill Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PD
- AWDM/0385/25 Submitted 24 March 2025 856 m away
Removal of conservatory and extension and erection of new single storey rear extension and room in roof with rear dormer and front roof lights. Rear first floor Juliet balcony.
24 St Richards Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PA
- AWDM/0355/25 Submitted 21 March 2025 940 m away
Installing a gravel drive and vehicular access to the front of the property
19 Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PN
- AWDM/0055/25 Submitted 16 January 2025 984 m away
Erection of one detached two storey house
212 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NH
- AWDM/1470/24 Submitted 14 November 2024 867 m away
Consultation by WSCC for a Smart Shore Power System with Battery Energy Storage and Solar Panels of application WSCC/025/24.
Land South Of Waterside Road Southwick West Sussex
- AWDM/0719/23 Submitted 16 November 2023 817 m away
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed rooms in roof consisting of rear dormer and front roof lights.
7 St Richards Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PA
- AWDM/0922/23 Submitted 30 June 2023 918 m away
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 4.10m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 2.65m and height of eaves of the extension 2.45m (existing conservatory removed)
7 Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PN
- AWDM/0082/23 Submitted 19 January 2023 893 m away
Consultation by WSCC (Regulation 3) for variation of Condition 3 (Opening Hours) of Planning Permission WSCC/044/19 to extend the hours of operation during the week and on Saturdays.
Development Site East Of 2 Waterside Road Southwick West Sussex
- AWDM/0006/23 Submitted 4 January 2023 987 m away
New vehicular access and hard surfacing.
32 Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PL
- AWDM/1231/22 Submitted 19 July 2022 862 m away
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by conditions 3 (Materials), 6 (Contamination) and 7 (Construction Method Statement) of previously approved AWDM/1732/20.
28 St Richards Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PA
- AWDM/2056/21 Submitted 12 November 2021 984 m away
Erection of a detached two storey 2 bedroom house with 2no. car parking spaces
212 Manor Hall Road Southwick Brighton West Sussex BN42 4NH
- AWDM/0447/21 Submitted 25 March 2021 999 m away
Increase width of existing vehicular access by 3.6 metres
208 Manor Hall Road Southwick Brighton West Sussex BN42 4NH
Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.
GP practices
16
within 5 km straight-line
PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE
CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX
ODS code G81046
533 m
WISH PARK SURGERY
191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA
ODS code G81083
1.1 km
HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE
WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD
ODS code G81001
1.4 km
MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE
CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF
ODS code G81073
2.3 km
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE
1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT
ODS code G81070
2.4 km
CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE
88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF
ODS code G81034
3.5 km
WELLBN HEALTHCARE
18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE
ODS code G81638
3.7 km
BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE
175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG
ODS code G81042
4.1 km
STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE
175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG
ODS code G81038
4.1 km
MONTPELIER SURGERY
2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS
ODS code G81044
4.1 km
SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE
24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ
ODS code G81047
4.1 km
THE HAVEN PRACTICE
100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE
ODS code G81646
4.5 km
BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE
ASPECT HOUSE, 84-87 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3XE
ODS code Y02676
4.6 km
PRESTON PARK SURGERY
2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP
ODS code G81018
4.6 km
SHIP STREET SURGERY
65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE
ODS code G81694
4.8 km
ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
THE HEALTH CENTRE, POND ROAD, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5US
ODS code H82023
4.8 km
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
Portslade Railway Station
BCT · Hove
- 0.0 miles
Portslade Railway Station
BCT · Hove
- 0.1 miles
Portslade Railway Station
BCT · Hove
- 0.1 miles
Portslade Railway Station
BCT · Hove
- 0.1 miles
Portslade Rail Station
RSE · Portslade
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 021D, 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
17,113 of 33,755
- Income
- 5 of 10
- Employment
- 6 of 10
- Education and skills
- 7 of 10
- Health and disability
- 5 of 10
- Crime
- 5 of 10
- Housing and services
- 7 of 10
- Living environment
- 2 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
Recorded crime
3,163 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,137 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.