BN6 9BL

Downland Villages · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hassocks
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN6 9BJ 498 m
BN6 9BX 639 m
BN6 9BZ 696 m
BN6 9BY 711 m
BN6 9BW 747 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN6 9BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 9
Latitude
50.927704
Longitude
-0.203549
British National Grid easting
526,346
British National Grid northing
115,787

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009979
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161632
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016A · E01031698
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016 · E02006619

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hazeldens Nursery Bungalow, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BL 21 December 2022 £6,500,000
Hazeldens Nursery Bungalow, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BL 23 December 2020 £5,600,000
Sandpit Cottage, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BL 30 September 2020 £985,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Albourne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    942 m
  2. St Lawrence CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. LVS Hassocks

    Other independent special school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
40
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 16
  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.3
BN6 9 residents
9,805

Age bands in BN6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

2,041 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,073 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

2,087 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,905 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,094 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN6 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MID SUSSEX HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code H82057

    2.1 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Arden Grange

    BCT · Albourne

    0.2 miles
  • Breechlands

    BCT · Albourne

    0.2 miles
  • Breechlands

    BCT · Albourne

    0.2 miles
  • Arden Grange

    BCT · Albourne

    0.2 miles
  • Butts Cottages

    BCT · Albourne

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 016A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,975 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
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £6,500,000 from 1 recorded sale in BN6 9BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Mid Sussex is £426,441 in June 2026, down 0.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Albourne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 942 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 16 events.

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