BN5 9NF

Downland Villages · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
BN5
Postcode sector
BN5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN5 9LT 67 m
BN5 9LX 127 m
BN5 9ND 141 m
BN5 9LU 150 m
BN5 9NB 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN5 9NF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN5
Postcode sector
BN5 9
Latitude
50.889486
Longitude
-0.225579
British National Grid easting
524,900
British National Grid northing
111,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009987
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161983
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016D · E01031770
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016 · E02006619

Postcode source versions

Explore BN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
2
Secondary
2
  1. Mile Oak Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km
  2. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.3 km
  3. King's School

    Free schools

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 2

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF

    ODS code G81073

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • St Andrew's Church

    BCT · Fulking

    0.0 miles
  • Devils Dyke

    BCT · Devils Dyke

    0.7 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Poynings

    1.0 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Poynings

    1.0 miles
  • Rushfields Garden Centre

    BCT · Newtimber

    1.3 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mile Oak Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 9 events.

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