Postcode BN3 8EW (Brighton and Hove)

Map showing BN3 8EW and nearby postcodes

The postcode BN3 8EW is located in Brighton and Hove It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BN3 8EW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BN3 8EW 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 8EW as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to BN3 8EW is Broad Rig Avenue which is centered 39 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Honey Croft and is 105 m away. The closest railway station is Portslade Rail Station, 1.91 km away.

The closest primary school to BN3 8EW (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 8EW is St George PH (Wet Sales) and is 1.65 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 1.29 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 114.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.7 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 2.3 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 8EW 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 8EW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BN3 8EW, and the approximate distance away.

Broad Rig Avenue 39 m
Lynchets Crescent 69 m
Cowdens Close 134 m
Downsview 168 m
The Down 198 m
Honey Croft 229 m
Hangleton Valley Drive 246 m
Northfield Rise 248 m
Warenne Road 262 m
St Helen's Crescent 266 m
Meyners Close 268 m
Meads Close 299 m
Pipers Close 325 m
Meads Avenue 326 m
Sherbourne Road 329 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BN3 8EW

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 8EW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Good
(January 22, 2019)
668 m
King's School Good
(December 5, 2018)
668 m
Hangleton Primary School Good
(June 7, 2018)
793 m
Hill Park School Outstanding
(February 13, 2019)
1.32 km
Goldstone Primary School Good
(January 24, 2018)
1.42 km
Blatchington Mill School Good
(February 8, 2017)
1.49 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School Good
(February 12, 2019)
1.64 km
Benfield Primary School Good
(November 21, 2019)
1.7 km
Brackenbury Primary School Requires improvement
(May 10, 2018)
1.72 km
St Nicolas CofE Primary School Good
(September 22, 2021)
1.72 km
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.72 km
Aldrington CofE Primary School Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.86 km
Mile Oak Primary School Requires improvement
(June 7, 2018)
1.87 km
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Good
(December 9, 2021)
2.04 km
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Good
(December 8, 2021)
2.05 km
The Lioncare School Good
(September 23, 2021)
2.09 km
Deepdene School 2.25 km
Hove Junior School Good
(February 6, 2020)
2.25 km
West Hove Infant School Outstanding
(December 6, 2013)
2.25 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.44 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BN3 8EW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
A Auckland Catering Butchers (Formerly Mill Butchers) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 22, 2019
1.22 km
Best Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 8, 2019
1.29 km
Italian At Home Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 21, 2021
1.29 km
Shorelife Mill Lane Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 15, 2014
1.29 km
Ye Olde Bakers Shop Manufacturers/packers 2
Needs Improvement
July 28, 2021
1.29 km
Extratime At Hillside School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 19, 2019
1.32 km
Hill Park Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 10, 2020
1.32 km
Hill Park Upper School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 26, 2019
1.32 km
Southdown Housing Association Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 1, 2018
1.33 km
Fresh Start Sussex Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 11, 2019
1.5 km
Mindful Cuppa Ltd Other catering premises 5
Very Good
May 15, 2019
1.58 km
Valley Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
September 7, 2021
1.58 km
Emmaus Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 13, 2019
1.64 km
Peter Gladwin Breakfast Club School/college/university 4
Good
November 14, 2017
1.64 km
Peter Gladwin County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 7, 2020
1.64 km
Peter Gladwin School Breakfast Club School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
1.64 km
Resource Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 8, 2015
1.64 km
St George PH (Wet Sales) Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 20, 2022
1.65 km
Stags Head Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
1.65 km
Budgen Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 5, 2019
1.67 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BN3 8EW - Data from Apr 2022

Honey Croft Bus Stop/Station 105 m
Honey Croft Bus Stop/Station 119 m
Bottom of Downsview Bus Stop/Station 159 m
Bottom of Downsview Bus Stop/Station 171 m
Warenne Road Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Southwick Square Taxi Rank 3.12 km
Southwick Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.32 km
Portslade Rail Station Rail 1.91 km
Portslade Rail Station Rail 1.93 km
Aldrington Rail Station Rail 2.18 km
Shoreham Brighton City Airport Air 6.64 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 33.76 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 33.8 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BN3 8EW - Data from Dec 2021

Benfield Hill Hill Or Mountain 694 m
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.07 km
Foredown Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.3 km
Benfield Valley Valley 1.4 km
Mount Zion Hill Or Mountain 1.68 km
Three Cornered Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
Cockroost Bottom Valley 2.03 km
Cockroost Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.41 km
The Canal Inland Water 2.76 km
Aldrington Basin Inland Water 2.8 km
Southwick Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.81 km
Adder Bottom Valley 2.83 km
Coney Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.95 km
Western Lawns Urban Greenspace 2.95 km
Whitelot Bottom Valley 3.03 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BN3 8EW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 114.1 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.7 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 14.3 2.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 108.1 15.4
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

46 meters consuming 690,154 kWh - mean 15,003 kWh : median 13,943 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

50 meters consuming 197,584 kWh - mean 3,952 kWh : median 3,001 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BN3 8EW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.85285400
Longitude -0.20155200
OS Easting 526691
OS Northing 0107467
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22877
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
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 6A3