BN6 9ED

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 9FT 498 m
BN6 9BP 519 m
BN6 9EB 700 m
BN6 9BQ 750 m
BN6 9BU 860 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN6 9ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN6
Postcode sector
BN6 9
Latitude
50.916720
Longitude
-0.201027
British National Grid easting
526,553
British National Grid northing
114,570

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009993
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00162004
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016D · E01031770
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016 · E02006619

Postcode source versions

Explore BN6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Locksgreen Farmhouse, Locks Green, Newtimber, Hassocks, BN6 9ED 27 January 2000 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Albourne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. St Lawrence CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Hurstpierpoint College

    Other independent school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 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+
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

  • MID SUSSEX HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code H82057

    2.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Locks Green Farm

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.2 miles
  • Locks Green Farm

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.2 miles
  • Muddleswood Crossroads

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.3 miles
  • Pondtail Wood

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.3 miles
  • Muddleswood Cottages

    BCT · Muddleswood

    0.3 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Albourne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5 events.

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