Schools
44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hove Micro-School is the nearest published school at 123 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
BN42 4NU
Eastbrook · Adur · England
Updated September 2026
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Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- BN42 4NU
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 July 1990
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- BN
- Postcode district
- BN42
- Postcode sector
- BN42 4
- Latitude
- 50.835254
- Longitude
- -0.221885
- British National Grid easting
- 525,305
- British National Grid northing
- 105,476
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- South East · E12000008
- Local authority district
- Adur · E07000223
- Electoral ward
- Eastbrook · E05007565
- Parish or community
- E43000147
- Westminster constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham · E14001218
- Output area
- E00159834
- Lower layer super output area
- Adur 004B · E01031348
- Middle layer super output area
- Adur 004 · E02006537
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 BN42
Property
14 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 13, Farm Way, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NU | 2 September 2020 | £335,000 |
| 7, Farm Way, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NU | 13 August 2018 | £315,000 |
| 11, Farm Way, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NU | 25 September 2017 | £255,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 44
- Primary
- 26
- Secondary
- 6
- 123 m
Hove Micro-School
Other independent special school
- 490 m
Eastbrook Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led
- 546 m
Brackenbury Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 2,488
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 884
- Anti social behaviour 393
- Shoplifting 240
- Public order 238
- Criminal damage and arson 207
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 24
- Postcode households
- 10
- Residents per household
- 2.4
- BN42 4 residents
- 10,759
9 female, 15 male
Age bands in BN42 4
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 17.7%
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.8%
- Age 25 to 44
- 24.2%
- Age 45 to 64
- 27.5%
- Age 65 and over
- 20.8%
1,952 residents
1,087 residents
2,674 residents
3,040 residents
2,292 residents
This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN42 4 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.
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 619
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 274
- Latest available record date
- 1 August 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/0984/25 Submitted 1 August 2025 768 m away
Single storey rear extension
7 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NA
Adur District Council Open council record - AWDM/0983/25 Submitted 30 July 2025 693 m away
Householder application for permitted development for prior approval for single storey extension to rear of property measuring 5m from rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 3m and height of eaves of the extension 3m
30 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NB
- AWDM/0899/25 Submitted 29 July 2025 179 m away
Vehicle access and hardstanding
155 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NQ
- AWDM/0843/25 Submitted 11 July 2025 954 m away
Part-retrospective permission for change of use of three parking spaces to create two enclosed refuse storage areas in connection with commercial uses in Southwick Square
Car Park Southwick Square Southwick West Sussex
- AWDM/0797/25 Submitted 30 June 2025 981 m away
New plant to replace existing on flat roof within new steel cage. New steel security doors. Brick up old openings in external walls. New ventilation. New external LED lighting to replace existing. New parcel lockers. ATM relocated. New di-bond panels to shop front.New roller shutter. New hatch and CAT ladder on flat roof.
Co Operative Retail Services 8 - 16 Southwick Square Southwick West Sussex BN42 4FJ
- AWDM/0754/25 Submitted 16 June 2025 676 m away
Single storey flat roofed rear extension
21 Milton Drive Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NE
- AWDM/0751/25 Submitted 13 June 2025 474 m away
Retention of altered pre-existing outbuildings (retrospective application)
Fishersgate Forge Mill Road Southwick West Sussex BN41 1PD
- AWDM/0735/25 Submitted 6 June 2025 977 m away
Listed Building Consent for removal of existing ground floor WC and shower provision. Relocate Shower and WC to first floor and replacement stairs.
Sussex Yacht Club Riverside Southwick West Sussex BN42 4AW
- AWDM/0674/25 Submitted 28 May 2025 539 m away
Demolition of existing rear lean-to and erection of new single storey rear infill extension. Conversion of existing garage structure to form home gym and home office. Insertion of new windows, rooflights and side access door.
5 Park Way Close Southwick West Sussex BN42 4LE
- AWDM/0655/25 Submitted 23 May 2025 458 m away
Advert consent for internally and externally illuminated street totem and building signage; flags and poles to car dealership
Eastbrook Garage 312 Old Shoreham Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4LN
- AWDM/0640/25 Submitted 19 May 2025 929 m away
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to fell and replace one Norway Maple tree in the Southwick Conservation Area.
71 Southwick Street Southwick West Sussex BN42 4TL
- AWDM/0609/25 Submitted 15 May 2025 693 m away
Single storey infill rear extension.
30 Manor Hall Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4NB
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
8
within 5 km
PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE
CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX
ODS code G81046
635 m
MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE
CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF
ODS code G81073
1.8 km
HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE
WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD
ODS code G81001
2.2 km
WISH PARK SURGERY
191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA
ODS code G81083
2.3 km
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE
1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT
ODS code G81070
3.5 km
ADUR HEALTH PARTNERSHIP
THE HEALTH CENTRE, POND ROAD, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5US
ODS code H82023
3.7 km
CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE
88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF
ODS code G81034
4.6 km
WELLBN HEALTHCARE
18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE
ODS code G81638
4.8 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
Fishersgate Station
BCT · Southwick
- 0.1 miles
Old Barn Way
BCT · Southwick
- 0.1 miles
Fishersgate Rail Station
RLY · Fishersgate
- 0.1 miles
Fishersgate Rail Station
RSE · Fishersgate
- 0.1 miles
Fishersgate Rail Station
RSE · Fishersgate
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Adur 004B, 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
3 of 10
Overall England rank
9,180 of 33,755
- Income
- 3 of 10
- Employment
- 3 of 10
- Education and skills
- 2 of 10
- Health and disability
- 4 of 10
- Crime
- 4 of 10
- Housing and services
- 7 of 10
- Living environment
- 6 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
Recorded crime
2,488 published events cover 12 months, averaging 207.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 884 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.