The postcode BN3 8AS is located in Brighton and Hove It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BN3 8AS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
BN3 8AS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6 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 8AS as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Ageing in suburbia.
The closest road name to BN3 8AS is The Meadows which is centered 25 m away.
The closest railway station is Fishersgate Rail Station, 1.97 km away.
The closest primary school to BN3 8AS (for ages 11 and under) is Hangleton Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 7, 2018. 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 8AS is St George PH (Wet Sales) and is 1.29 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 20, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Italian At Home and is 875 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 21, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 118.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.2 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 1.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for BN3 8AS 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).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to BN3 8AS and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to BN3 8AS, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode BN3 8AS
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BN3 8AS - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangleton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 7, 2018) | 655 m |
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 22, 2019) | 935 m |
| King's School | Academy | 11-19 | Good (December 5, 2018) | 935 m |
| Hill Park School | Special school | 4-16 | Outstanding (February 13, 2019) | 950 m |
| Goldstone Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2018) | 1.22 km |
| Peter Gladwin Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 12, 2019) | 1.28 km |
| Benfield Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 21, 2019) | 1.3 km |
| Brackenbury Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Requires improvement (May 10, 2018) | 1.31 km |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 22, 2021) | 1.31 km |
| Blatchington Mill School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (February 8, 2017) | 1.49 km |
| Portslade Aldridge Community Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (November 17, 2021) | 1.53 km |
| Mile Oak Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (June 7, 2018) | 1.75 km |
| The Lioncare School | Special school | 6-16 | Good (September 23, 2021) | 1.87 km |
| Deepdene School | Independent school | 0-11 | 1.87 km | |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 17, 2021) | 1.88 km |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (December 9, 2021) | 1.97 km |
| Hove Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 6, 2020) | 2 km |
| West Hove Infant School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Outstanding (December 6, 2013) | 2 km |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 14, 2018) | 2.03 km |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 8, 2021) | 2.08 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BN3 8AS - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Auckland Catering Butchers (Formerly Mill Butchers) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 22, 2019 | 811 m | |
| Best Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 8, 2019 | 875 m | |
| Italian At Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 21, 2021 | 875 m | |
| Shorelife Mill Lane | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 15, 2014 | 875 m | |
| Ye Olde Bakers Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Improvement July 28, 2021 | 875 m | |
| Southdown Housing Association | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 1, 2018 | 914 m | |
| Extratime At Hillside School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 19, 2019 | 950 m | |
| Hill Park Lower School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 10, 2020 | 950 m | |
| Hill Park Upper School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 26, 2019 | 950 m | |
| Fresh Start Sussex | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2019 | 1.1 km | |
| Emmaus | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 13, 2019 | 1.28 km | |
| Peter Gladwin Breakfast Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 14, 2017 | 1.28 km | |
| Peter Gladwin County Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 7, 2020 | 1.28 km | |
| Peter Gladwin School Breakfast Club | Awaiting Inspection | 1.28 km | |
| Resource Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 8, 2015 | 1.28 km | |
| St George PH (Wet Sales) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 20, 2022 | 1.29 km | |
| Stags Head | Awaiting Inspection | 1.29 km | |
| Benfield Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 25, 2018 | 1.3 km | |
| Benfield Primary School - Extended School Clubs | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 13, 2020 | 1.3 km | |
| Class Of Their Own At Benfield County Junior School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 30, 2015 | 1.3 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BN3 8AS - Data from Apr 2022
| Southwick Square | 2.74 km | |
| Southwick Rail Station | 2.93 km | |
| Fishersgate Rail Station | 1.97 km | |
| Fishersgate Rail Station | 1.99 km | |
| Southwick Rail Station | 2.99 km | |
| Shoreham Brighton City Airport | 6.36 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 34.15 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 34.19 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BN3 8AS - Data from Dec 2021
| Benfield Hill | 866 m | |
| Foredown Hill | 1.22 km | |
| Round Hill | 1.48 km | |
| Benfield Valley | Valley | 1.71 km |
| Mount Zion | 1.8 km | |
| Three Cornered Copse | 2.08 km | |
| Cockroost Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km |
| The Canal | 2.35 km | |
| Aldrington Basin | 2.43 km | |
| Cockroost Hill | 2.47 km | |
| Western Lawns | 2.62 km | |
| Southwick Hill | 2.7 km | |
| Whitelot Bottom | Valley | 2.96 km |
| Adder Bottom | Valley | 3.11 km |
| Coney Hill | 3.27 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for BN3 8AS - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 89.9 Mbps | 118.3 Mbps | 331 Mbps |
| Upload | 10 Mbps | 15.2 Mbps | 36 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 75.8 | 11 |
| 300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 331 | 36 |
Energy usage data for BN3 8AS - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 50.84947600 |
| Longitude | -0.20411100 |
| OS Easting | 526520 |
| OS Northing | 0107087 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Sussex |
| 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 |
| International Territorial Level Code | E06000043 |
| Travel To Work Area | Brighton |
| 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 |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Ageing in suburbia |
| 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 | E33040642 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Brighton and Hove 006 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Brighton and Hove 006B |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6A4 |