Schools
49 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Benfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 187 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
BN41 1WU
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
- BN41
- Postcode sector
- BN41 1
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- BN41 1WU
- Status
- Terminated
- Introduced
- 1 September 2004
- Terminated
- 1 October 2006
- Postcode area
- BN
- Postcode district
- BN41
- Postcode sector
- BN41 1
- Latitude
- 50.836208
- Longitude
- -0.210799
- British National Grid easting
- 526,083
- British National Grid northing
- 105,601
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
- E00085737
- Lower layer super output area
- Brighton and Hove 021A · E01016974
- 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 BN41
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 49
- Primary
- 30
- Secondary
- 7
- 187 m
Benfield Primary School
Academy converter
- 482 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
- 522 m
Brackenbury Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 2,943
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,030
- Anti social behaviour 495
- Public order 287
- Shoplifting 258
- Criminal damage and arson 230
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- BN41 1 residents
- 6,888
Age bands in BN41 1
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 20.6%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.3%
- Age 25 to 44
- 30.6%
- Age 45 to 64
- 26.9%
- Age 65 and over
- 11.6%
1,348 residents
677 residents
2,008 residents
1,760 residents
760 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.
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 143
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 68
- Latest available record date
- 29 July 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/0899/25 Submitted 29 July 2025 944 m away
Vehicle access and hardstanding
155 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NQ
- AWDM/0751/25 Submitted 13 June 2025 675 m away
Retention of altered pre-existing outbuildings (retrospective application)
Fishersgate Forge Mill Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PD
- AWDM/0619/25 Submitted 15 May 2025 996 m away
Application to vary Condition 1 (approved plans) of AWDM/1420/22 to include a larger flat roofed rear dormer window with PV panels on roof ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Conversion of detached house to form 2 no. semi-detached houses including loft conversion
St Peter's House 107A Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PN
- AWDM/0368/25 Submitted 24 March 2025 711 m away
Proposed flat roof rear extension
29 Manor Close Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NW
- AWDM/0385/25 Submitted 24 March 2025 641 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 651 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 644 m away
Erection of one detached two storey house
212 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NH
- AWDM/1648/24 Submitted 24 December 2024 996 m away
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (CMP), 5 (materials), 6 (drainage), 10 (cycle parking) and 11 (EV charging) of approved application AWDM/0166/24.
St Peter's House 107A Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PN
- AWDM/1470/24 Submitted 14 November 2024 771 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/1000/24 Submitted 6 August 2024 996 m away
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Site Set up), 5 (Dust Protection), 6 (Materials), 7 (Drainage), 11 (Cycle Parking) and 12 (EV Charging) of application AWDM/2247/21.
St Peter's House 107A Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PN
- AWDM/1001/24 Submitted 6 August 2024 996 m away
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Site set up), 5 (Materials), 6 (Drainage), 10 (Cycle Parking) and 11 (EV Charging) of application AWDM/1527/21.
St Peter's House 107A Gardner Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PN
- AWDM/0713/24 Submitted 10 June 2024 927 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
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
15
within 5 km straight-line
PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE
CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX
ODS code G81046
330 m
HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE
WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD
ODS code G81001
1.5 km
WISH PARK SURGERY
191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA
ODS code G81083
1.5 km
MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE
CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF
ODS code G81073
2.0 km
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE
1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT
ODS code G81070
2.8 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
4.0 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
MONTPELIER SURGERY
2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS
ODS code G81044
4.5 km
ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
THE HEALTH CENTRE, POND ROAD, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5US
ODS code H82023
4.5 km
SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE
24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ
ODS code G81047
4.5 km
THE HAVEN PRACTICE
100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE
ODS code G81646
4.9 km
PRESTON PARK SURGERY
2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP
ODS code G81018
5.0 km
BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE
ASPECT HOUSE, 84-87 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3XE
ODS code Y02676
5.0 km
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
Portslade Town Hall
BCT · Portslade
- 0.1 miles
Portslade Town Hall
BCT · Portslade
- 0.1 miles
Benfield Way
BCT · Portslade
- 0.2 miles
Benfield Way
BCT · Portslade
- 0.2 miles
Portslade Station
BCT · Portslade
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 021A, 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
4 of 10
Overall England rank
11,365 of 33,755
- Income
- 2 of 10
- Employment
- 4 of 10
- Education and skills
- 5 of 10
- Health and disability
- 3 of 10
- Crime
- 4 of 10
- Housing and services
- 8 of 10
- Living environment
- 3 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
2,943 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,030 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.