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BN3 6LU

Westdene & Hove Park · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Hove and Portslade
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN3 6PB 91 m
BN3 6LF 121 m
BN3 6LD 124 m
BN3 6LA 141 m
BN1 5BA 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN3 6LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 6
Latitude
50.841453
Longitude
-0.159976
British National Grid easting
529,647
British National Grid northing
106,272

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Westdene & Hove Park · E05015417
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Hove and Portslade · E14001296
Output area
E00085749
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 011A · E01016981
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 011 · E02003501

Postcode source versions

Explore BN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
75
Primary
44
Secondary
9

  1. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove

    Other independent school

    0 m

  2. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    482 m

  3. Cardinal Newman Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,305
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 924
  • Anti social behaviour 544
  • Shoplifting 485
  • Public order 263
  • Other theft 250

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
BN3 6 residents
11,230

Age bands in BN3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,821 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

992 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

2,346 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

3,297 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,099 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

GP practices

27

within 5 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    893 m

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    893 m

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    1.2 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    1.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    1.4 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    1.4 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    1.6 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    1.8 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    1.8 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

    ASPECT HOUSE, 84-87 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3XE

    ODS code Y02676

    2.0 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    2.1 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    2.2 km

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

    2.2 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    2.4 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    2.5 km

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

    2.5 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    2.6 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    2.7 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    2.8 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

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

  • The Droveway

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Church of the Good Shepherd

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Church of the Good Shepherd

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Onslow Road

    BCT · Brighton

    0.2 miles

  • Onslow Road

    BCT · Brighton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 011A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,902 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,305 published events cover 12 months, averaging 275.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 924 events.

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