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BN6 9BQ

Downland Villages · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Downland Villages
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN6 9BP 298 m
BN6 9FT 336 m
BN6 9EE 489 m
BN6 9ED 750 m
BN6 9BL 771 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN6 9BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 9
Latitude
50.922669
Longitude
-0.196016
British National Grid easting
526,889
British National Grid northing
115,240

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Electoral ward
Downland Villages · E05014719
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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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

    1.6 km

  2. St Lawrence CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Hurstpierpoint College

    Other independent school

    3.2 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 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MID SUSSEX HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code H82057

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Muddleswood Cottages

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.1 miles

  • Muddleswood Cottages

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.2 miles

  • Muddleswood Crossroads

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.2 miles

  • Breechlands

    BCT · Albourne

    0.3 miles

  • Breechlands

    BCT · Albourne

    0.3 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

Schools

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 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 9 events.

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