BN6 9BW

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 9DA 45 m
BN6 9NW 55 m
BN6 9BX 124 m
BN6 9DJ 160 m
BN6 9DF 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN6 9BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 9
Latitude
50.933929
Longitude
-0.199566
British National Grid easting
526,609
British National Grid northing
116,486

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

Explore BN6

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Butts Cottages, 4, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BW 15 November 2019 £315,000
Butts Cottages, 1, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BW 6 February 2017 £260,000
Kings Cottage, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BW 10 June 2016 £231,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Albourne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    372 m
  2. St Lawrence CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. LVS Hassocks

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Burglary 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Public order 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MID SUSSEX HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code H82057

    1.7 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

    TEMPLE GROVE, GATEHOUSE LN, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9XN

    ODS code H82003

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Butts Cottages

    BCT · Albourne

    0.1 miles
  • Butts Cottages

    BCT · Albourne

    0.1 miles
  • Traffic Lights

    BCT · Albourne

    0.2 miles
  • Traffic Lights

    BCT · Albourne

    0.2 miles
  • Holders

    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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Albourne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

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