The postcode BN3 8EL is located in Brighton and Hove It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BN3 8EL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
BN3 8EL 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 8EL as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Ageing in suburbia.
The closest road name to BN3 8EL is Lynchets Crescent which is centered 34 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Bottom of Downsview and is 129 m away. The closest railway station is Portslade Rail Station, 1.91 km away.
The closest primary school to BN3 8EL (for ages 11 and under) is West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 22, 2019. 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 8EL is St George PH (Wet Sales) and is 1.63 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 1.28 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 21, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 148.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 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 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for BN3 8EL 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 8EL and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to BN3 8EL, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode BN3 8EL
| 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 8EL - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 22, 2019) | 708 m |
| King's School | Academy | 11-19 | Good (December 5, 2018) | 708 m |
| Hangleton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 7, 2018) | 820 m |
| Hill Park School | Special school | 4-16 | Outstanding (February 13, 2019) | 1.29 km |
| Goldstone Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2018) | 1.44 km |
| Blatchington Mill School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (February 8, 2017) | 1.53 km |
| Peter Gladwin Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 12, 2019) | 1.62 km |
| Portslade Aldridge Community Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (November 17, 2021) | 1.69 km |
| Brackenbury Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Requires improvement (May 10, 2018) | 1.7 km |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 22, 2021) | 1.7 km |
| Benfield Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 21, 2019) | 1.7 km |
| Mile Oak Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (June 7, 2018) | 1.83 km |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 17, 2021) | 1.9 km |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (December 9, 2021) | 2.08 km |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 8, 2021) | 2.09 km |
| The Lioncare School | Special school | 6-16 | Good (September 23, 2021) | 2.11 km |
| Deepdene School | Independent school | 0-11 | 2.26 km | |
| Hove Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 6, 2020) | 2.28 km |
| West Hove Infant School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Outstanding (December 6, 2013) | 2.28 km |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 14, 2018) | 2.44 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BN3 8EL - 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 | 1.21 km | |
| Best Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 8, 2019 | 1.28 km | |
| Italian At Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 21, 2021 | 1.28 km | |
| Shorelife Mill Lane | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 15, 2014 | 1.28 km | |
| Ye Olde Bakers Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Improvement July 28, 2021 | 1.28 km | |
| Extratime At Hillside School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 19, 2019 | 1.29 km | |
| Hill Park Lower School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 10, 2020 | 1.29 km | |
| Hill Park Upper School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 26, 2019 | 1.29 km | |
| Southdown Housing Association | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 1, 2018 | 1.32 km | |
| Fresh Start Sussex | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2019 | 1.48 km | |
| Mindful Cuppa Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 15, 2019 | 1.54 km | |
| Valley Wok | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 7, 2021 | 1.55 km | |
| Emmaus | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 13, 2019 | 1.62 km | |
| Peter Gladwin Breakfast Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 14, 2017 | 1.62 km | |
| Peter Gladwin County Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 7, 2020 | 1.62 km | |
| Peter Gladwin School Breakfast Club | Awaiting Inspection | 1.62 km | |
| Resource Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 8, 2015 | 1.62 km | |
| St George PH (Wet Sales) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 20, 2022 | 1.63 km | |
| Stags Head | Awaiting Inspection | 1.63 km | |
| Budgen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 5, 2019 | 1.63 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BN3 8EL - Data from Apr 2022
| Bottom of Downsview | 129 m | |
| Bottom of Downsview | 140 m | |
| Honey Croft | 145 m | |
| Warenne Road | 156 m | |
| Honey Croft | 159 m | |
| Southwick Square | 3.09 km | |
| Southwick Rail Station | 3.29 km | |
| Portslade Rail Station | 1.91 km | |
| Portslade Rail Station | 1.93 km | |
| Aldrington Rail Station | 2.21 km | |
| Shoreham Brighton City Airport | 6.61 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 33.76 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 33.8 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BN3 8EL - Data from Dec 2021
| Benfield Hill | 658 m | |
| Round Hill | 1.07 km | |
| Foredown Hill | 1.26 km | |
| Benfield Valley | Valley | 1.38 km |
| Mount Zion | 1.65 km | |
| Three Cornered Copse | 1.96 km | |
| Cockroost Bottom | Valley | 1.99 km |
| Cockroost Hill | 2.37 km | |
| The Canal | 2.75 km | |
| Southwick Hill | 2.77 km | |
| Adder Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km |
| Aldrington Basin | 2.81 km | |
| Western Lawns | 2.96 km | |
| Coney Hill | 2.98 km | |
| Whitelot Bottom | Valley | 2.99 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for BN3 8EL - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 107 Mbps | 148.8 Mbps | 593 Mbps |
| Upload | 19.5 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 39 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 7 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 14.5 | 1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 119.9 | 15.9 |
| 300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 461 | 36.8 |
Energy usage data for BN3 8EL - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 50.85291600 |
| Longitude | -0.20211800 |
| OS Easting | 526651 |
| OS Northing | 0107473 |
| 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 |