BN45 7FL

Downland Villages · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
BN45
Postcode sector
BN45 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN45 7FJ 387 m
BN45 7EG 674 m
BN45 7FN 701 m
BN45 7BJ 751 m
BN45 7FE 816 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN45 7FL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN45
Postcode sector
BN45 7
Latitude
50.890317
Longitude
-0.162985
British National Grid easting
529,300
British National Grid northing
111,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009995
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00162005
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016D · E01031770
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016 · E02006619

Postcode source versions

Explore BN45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
11
Secondary
5
  1. Patcham Junior School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  2. Downs View Life Skills College

    Special post 16 institution

    3.3 km
  3. Patcham High School

    Community school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
82
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 23
  • Other theft 20
  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Drugs 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN45 7 residents
614

Age bands in BN45 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

109 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

75 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

147 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.6%

244 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

131 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARDEN SURGERY

    COUNTY OAK MEDICAL CENTRE, CARDEN HILL, BRIGHTON, BN1 8DD

    ODS code G81014

    4.0 km

  • WARMDENE SURGERY

    COUNTY OAK MEDICAL CENTRE, CARDEN HILL, BRIGHTON, BN1 8DD

    ODS code G81036

    4.0 km

  • MID SUSSEX HEALTH CARE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, TRINITY ROAD, HURSTPIERPOINT, HASSOCKS, BN6 9UQ

    ODS code H82057

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Garage

    BCT · Pyecombe

    0.4 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Pyecombe

    0.4 miles
  • Saddlery

    BCT · Pyecombe

    0.9 miles
  • Rockrose

    BCT · Pyecombe

    1.0 miles
  • Rockrose

    BCT · Pyecombe

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 016D, 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

19,658 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 5 secondary schools. Patcham Junior School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

82 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 23 events.

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