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BN9 9RQ

Newhaven South · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Newhaven South
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
BN9
Postcode sector
BN9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN9 9LX 68 m
BN9 9HG 70 m
BN9 9NJ 80 m
BN9 9NE 85 m
BN9 9LE 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN9 9RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN9
Postcode sector
BN9 9
Latitude
50.791984
Longitude
0.044475
British National Grid easting
544,193
British National Grid northing
101,150

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Electoral ward
Newhaven South · E05011591
Parish or community
E04003778
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00106890
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 009A · E01021044
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 009 · E02004387

Postcode source versions

Explore BN9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Harbour Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    4 m

  2. Breakwater Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    587 m

  3. High Cliff Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    596 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,665
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 580
  • Anti social behaviour 286
  • Shoplifting 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 142
  • Public order 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BN9 9 residents
9,755

Age bands in BN9 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

1,995 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,110 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,472 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,381 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,817 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWHAVEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-8 NEWHAVEN SQUARE, NEWHAVEN, BN9 9QS

    ODS code G81061

    440 m

  • QUAYSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 NEWHAVEN SQUARE, NEWHAVEN, BN9 9QS

    ODS code G81016

    440 m

  • HAVENSHEALTH

    ANCHOR HEALTHCARE CENTRE, MERIDIAN WAY, PEACEHAVEN, BN10 8NF

    ODS code G81100

    3.2 km

  • SEAFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DANE ROAD, SEAFORD, BN25 1DH

    ODS code G81029

    4.4 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, SEAFORD, BN25 1HH

    ODS code G81099

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • First Avenue

    BCT · Newhaven

    0.1 miles

  • The Rose Walk

    BCT · Newhaven

    0.1 miles

  • The Rose Walk

    BCT · Newhaven

    0.1 miles

  • Elim Church

    BCT · Newhaven

    0.2 miles

  • Kwik Fit Centre

    BCT · Newhaven

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 009A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,985 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Harbour Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 4 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,665 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 580 events.

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