BN5 9BN

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead · Horsham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Horsham
Constituency
Horsham
Postcode district
BN5
Postcode sector
BN5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN5 9BL 47 m
BN5 9AR 607 m
BN5 9BS 609 m
BN5 9AS 881 m
BN5 9BP 885 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN5 9BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN5
Postcode sector
BN5 9
Latitude
50.957801
Longitude
-0.259730
British National Grid easting
522,319
British National Grid northing
119,039

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Horsham · E07000227
Parish or community
E04009965
Westminster constituency
Horsham · E14001294
Output area
E00188740
Lower layer super output area
Horsham 011A · E01031632
Middle layer super output area
Horsham 011 · E02006598

Postcode source versions

Explore BN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  2. Jolesfield CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km
  3. Twineham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN5 9 residents
8,038

Age bands in BN5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,245 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

714 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,564 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,382 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

2,357 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • HENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEER PARK, HENFIELD, BN5 9JQ

    ODS code H82060

    2.7 km

  • COWFOLD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ST. PETERS CLOSE, COWFOLD, HORSHAM, RH13 8DN

    ODS code H82004

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.9 miles
  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.9 miles
  • Wychwood

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.9 miles
  • Wychwood

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.9 miles
  • Woodside Close

    BCT · Shermanbury

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Horsham 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,918 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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