Schools
51 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Benfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 342 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
BN4 2DE
South Portslade · Brighton and Hove · England
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- South Portslade
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Postcode district
- BN4
- Postcode sector
- BN4 2
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- BN4 2DE
- Status
- Terminated
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- 1 December 1990
- Postcode area
- BN
- Postcode district
- BN4
- Postcode sector
- BN4 2
- Latitude
- 50.840690
- Longitude
- -0.210386
- British National Grid easting
- 526,100
- British National Grid northing
- 106,100
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- South East · E12000008
- Local authority district
- Brighton and Hove · E06000043
- Electoral ward
- South Portslade · E05015414
- Parish or community
- E43000034
- Westminster constituency
- Hove and Portslade · E14001296
- Output area
- E00085731
- Lower layer super output area
- Brighton and Hove 013F · E01016976
- Middle layer super output area
- Brighton and Hove 013 · E02003503
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 BN4
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 51
- Primary
- 30
- Secondary
- 7
- 342 m
Benfield Primary School
Academy converter
- 422 m
St Nicolas CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
- 491 m
Brackenbury Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 3,182
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,206
- Anti social behaviour 511
- Public order 294
- Shoplifting 261
- Criminal damage and arson 242
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 45
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 28
- Latest available record date
- 24 March 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/0368/25 Submitted 24 March 2025 906 m away
Proposed flat roof rear extension
29 Manor Close Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NW
- AWDM/0355/25 Submitted 21 March 2025 996 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 894 m away
Erection of one detached two storey house
212 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NH
- AWDM/0713/24 Submitted 10 June 2024 946 m away
2no. externally illuminated totem street signs; 1 no. non-illuminated 5m high totem street sign; 4no. non-illuminated way finding signs; 3no. internally illuminated car brand totem signs, 1no. fascia sign with halo lighting and various non illuminated brand facade signage on south, east and west elevations
Land Opposite 269 To 287 Old Shoreham Road Southwick West Sussex
- AWDM/0729/24 Submitted 10 June 2024 878 m away
Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to independent school (F1) (retrospective)
221 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NR
- AWDM/0235/24 Submitted 20 February 2024 873 m away
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (ecology/biodiversity), 4 (pedestrian visibility on footpath), 5 (boundary treatment for reconfigured PROW), 8 (footpath works), 9 (drainage), 10 (CEMP), 13 (landscaping) and 14 (boundary treatment) of Application AWDM/1859/22.
Land East Of 24 To 30 Manor Close Gardener Street Portslade Brighton & Hove
- AWDM/0116/24 Submitted 25 January 2024 946 m away
Erection of extension to south and west of existing Garden Centre, providing Internal Retail Area, Warehouse and associated Goods Delivery Yard. Extension and landscaping of External Retail Area to west of Garden Centre including new security fencing to Western boundary. Demolition of existing frost canopies and erection of new semi-enclosed glass roof frost canopy. Diversion of existing Public Right of Way. Creation of new vehicle access from Old Shoreham Road. Internal alterations including relocation of Offices and replacement of existing Goods Lift. Application to vary AWDM/1154/21 Condition no.01 - approved drawings to alter the proposed frost canopy arrangement and amend the fenestration to the approved extension
Land Opposite 269 To 287 Old Shoreham Road Southwick West Sussex
- AWDM/0922/23 Submitted 30 June 2023 979 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/0028/23 Submitted 10 January 2023 906 m away
Proposed pitched roof single storey rear (East) extension with four roof lights.
29 Manor Close Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NW
- AWDM/1909/22 Submitted 25 November 2022 946 m away
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion, rear dormer with Juliet balcony, front roof light and second floor side window
1 Manor Close Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NW
- AWDM/1859/22 Submitted 14 November 2022 873 m away
4No. three bedroom two storey detached houses including new access road from Gardener Street and alterations to public footpath
Land East Of 24 To 30 Manor Close Gardener Street Portslade Brighton & Hove
- AWDM/1543/22 Submitted 27 September 2022 912 m away
Annexe / Garden Room (retrospective)
31 Manor Close Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NW
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
14
within 5 km
PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE
CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX
ODS code G81046
806 m
HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE
WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD
ODS code G81001
1.2 km
WISH PARK SURGERY
191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA
ODS code G81083
1.6 km
MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE
CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF
ODS code G81073
1.6 km
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE
1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT
ODS code G81070
2.9 km
CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE
88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF
ODS code G81034
3.9 km
WELLBN HEALTHCARE
18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE
ODS code G81638
4.2 km
BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE
175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG
ODS code G81042
4.4 km
STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE
175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG
ODS code G81038
4.4 km
ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
THE HEALTH CENTRE, POND ROAD, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5US
ODS code H82023
4.6 km
MONTPELIER SURGERY
2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS
ODS code G81044
4.6 km
SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE
24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ
ODS code G81047
4.6 km
THE HAVEN PRACTICE
100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE
ODS code G81646
4.8 km
PRESTON PARK SURGERY
2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP
ODS code G81018
4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Highlands Road
BCT · Portslade
- 0.1 miles
Benfield Crescent
BCT · Portslade
- 0.1 miles
Highlands Road
BCT · Portslade
- 0.1 miles
Benfield Crescent
BCT · Portslade
- 0.2 miles
Benfield Way
BCT · Portslade
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 013F, 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
9 of 10
Overall England rank
27,047 of 33,755
- Income
- 7 of 10
- Employment
- 8 of 10
- Education and skills
- 6 of 10
- Health and disability
- 8 of 10
- Crime
- 8 of 10
- Housing and services
- 10 of 10
- Living environment
- 7 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
3,182 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,206 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.