Postcode BN3 7LF (Brighton and Hove)

Map showing BN3 7LF and nearby postcodes

The postcode BN3 7LF is located in Brighton and Hove It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BN3 7LF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BN3 7LF is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BN3 7LF as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Delayed retirement.

The closest road name to BN3 7LF is St Peter's Close which is centered 105 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Blatchington Mill School and is 45 m away. The closest railway station is Aldrington Rail Station, 998 m away.

The closest primary school to BN3 7LF (for ages 11 and under) is Aldrington CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 17, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre. The last OFSTED inspection on December 9, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of BN3 7LF is Victoria Public House and is 1.89 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 19, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Italian At Home and is 1.76 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 155.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BN3 7LF is covered by the Sussex police force association and Brighton and Hove City is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BN3 7LF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BN3 7LF, and the approximate distance away.

St Peter's Close 105 m
Windmill Close 131 m
Nevill Close 201 m
Fallowfield Close 213 m
Court Farm Road 220 m
Meadway Crescent 231 m
Fallowfield Crescent 247 m
Tudor Close 252 m
Holmes Avenue 267 m
A2038 294 m
Nevill Avenue 310 m
Goldstone Way 361 m
Sunninghill Avenue 395 m
Clarke Avenue 399 m
Nevill Road 463 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BN3 7LF

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BN3 7LF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Blatchington Mill School Good
(February 8, 2017)
99 m
Aldrington CofE Primary School Good
(November 17, 2021)
489 m
Goldstone Primary School Good
(January 24, 2018)
653 m
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Good
(December 9, 2021)
661 m
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Good
(December 8, 2021)
691 m
Hangleton Primary School Good
(June 7, 2018)
753 m
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Good
(January 22, 2019)
955 m
King's School Good
(December 5, 2018)
955 m
The Lioncare School Good
(September 23, 2021)
1.04 km
Hove Junior School Good
(February 6, 2020)
1.32 km
West Hove Infant School Outstanding
(December 6, 2013)
1.32 km
Drive Preparatory School Good
(February 8, 2019)
1.67 km
Benfield Primary School Good
(November 21, 2019)
1.74 km
St Christopher's School 1.78 km
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Good
(March 5, 2019)
1.83 km
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove 1.84 km
Deepdene School 1.9 km
Brighton and Hove Clinic School Good
(July 15, 2021)
1.91 km
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Good
(November 14, 2017)
2.13 km
Hill Park School Outstanding
(February 13, 2019)
2.14 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BN3 7LF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aldi Stores Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 11, 2015
1.72 km
Benfield Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 25, 2018
1.74 km
Benfield Primary School - Extended School Clubs School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
1.74 km
Class Of Their Own At Benfield County Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 30, 2015
1.74 km
Best Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 8, 2019
1.76 km
Italian At Home Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 21, 2021
1.76 km
Shorelife Mill Lane Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 15, 2014
1.76 km
Ye Olde Bakers Shop Manufacturers/packers 2
Needs Improvement
July 28, 2021
1.76 km
Southdown Housing Association Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 1, 2018
1.79 km
Yummies Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
1.83 km
A Auckland Catering Butchers (Formerly Mill Butchers) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 22, 2019
1.83 km
Victoria Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 19, 2019
1.89 km
JOE'S BURGER HOUSE Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
1.92 km
Premier Express Retailers - other 4
Good
February 8, 2022
1.92 km
Station Kebab House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
1.92 km
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
1.92 km
The Railway Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
1.92 km
Wimpy Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 25, 2019
1.92 km
Footsteps Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
1.94 km
Athena B Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
2.03 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BN3 7LF - Data from Apr 2022

Blatchington Mill School Bus Stop/Station 45 m
Blatchington Mill School Grounds Bus Stop/Station 203 m
Court Farm Road Bus Stop/Station 206 m
St Peter's Church Bus Stop/Station 218 m
St Peter's Church Bus Stop/Station 246 m
Southwick Square Taxi Rank 3.7 km
Southwick Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.84 km
Aldrington Rail Station Rail 998 m
Aldrington Rail Station Rail 1.04 km
Hove Rail Station Rail 1.55 km
Shoreham Brighton City Airport Air 7.54 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 34.5 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 34.54 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BN3 7LF - Data from Dec 2021

Three Cornered Copse Woodland Or Forest 914 m
Tivoli Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Benfield Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.09 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.11 km
Western Lawns Urban Greenspace 2.21 km
Aldrington Basin Inland Water 2.32 km
Coney Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.52 km
The Rookery Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km
Foredown Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.61 km
Benfield Valley Valley 2.68 km
The Canal Inland Water 2.69 km
Mount Zion Hill Or Mountain 3.08 km
Sweet Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.14 km
Cockroost Bottom Valley 3.42 km
Varncombe Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.76 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BN3 7LF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 155.3 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.4 Mbps 18.2 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 104.3 14.9
300+ Mbps 100% 424.3 36.9

Gas Consumption

47 meters consuming 721,289 kWh - mean 15,347 kWh : median 14,880 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

46 meters consuming 175,909 kWh - mean 3,824 kWh : median 3,343 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BN3 7LF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.84555300
Longitude -0.18538300
OS Easting 527849
OS Northing 0106683
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28750
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Sussex

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Hove
Electoral Ward Hangleton and Knoll
Local Authority District Brighton and Hove
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Coast to Capital
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Sussex

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000043
Travel To Work Area Brighton

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Brighton and Hove City
Cancer Alliance Surrey and Sussex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Sussex Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Brighton and Hove CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Delayed retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Brighton and Hove BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Brighton and Hove BUASD
Workplace Zone E33040676
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Brighton and Hove 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Brighton and Hove 013E
Output Area / Small Area 5B1