Postcode BN3 8LG (Brighton and Hove)

Map showing BN3 8LG and nearby postcodes

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

BN3 8LG is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 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 8LG as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to BN3 8LG is Summerdale Road which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Northease Drive west and is 161 m away. The closest railway station is Portslade Rail Station, 1.43 km away.

The closest primary school to BN3 8LG (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 8LG is Victoria Public House and is 1.48 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 1.04 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 123.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.5 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. 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 8LG 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 8LG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Summerdale Road 20 m
Gleton Avenue 100 m
Timbers Lane 179 m
Northease Drive 187 m
Northease Close 193 m
Kingston Close 197 m
West Way 206 m
The Dene 214 m
Poplar Avenue 226 m
Sherbourne Close 250 m
Poplar Close 253 m
Ashlings Way 278 m
Northease Gardens 279 m
Hangleton Way 287 m
Spencer Avenue 301 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BN3 8LG

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 8LG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hangleton Primary School Good
(June 7, 2018)
150 m
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Good
(January 22, 2019)
712 m
King's School Good
(December 5, 2018)
712 m
Goldstone Primary School Good
(January 24, 2018)
768 m
Blatchington Mill School Good
(February 8, 2017)
980 m
Benfield Primary School Good
(November 21, 2019)
1.27 km
Hill Park School Outstanding
(February 13, 2019)
1.32 km
Aldrington CofE Primary School Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.37 km
The Lioncare School Good
(September 23, 2021)
1.44 km
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Good
(December 9, 2021)
1.46 km
Brackenbury Primary School Requires improvement
(May 10, 2018)
1.55 km
St Nicolas CofE Primary School Good
(September 22, 2021)
1.55 km
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Good
(December 8, 2021)
1.57 km
Hove Junior School Good
(February 6, 2020)
1.61 km
West Hove Infant School Outstanding
(December 6, 2013)
1.61 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School Good
(February 12, 2019)
1.64 km
Deepdene School 1.71 km
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Good
(November 17, 2021)
2.02 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.05 km
St Peter's Community Primary School Good
(October 20, 2016)
2.18 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Best Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 8, 2019
1.04 km
Italian At Home Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 21, 2021
1.04 km
Shorelife Mill Lane Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 15, 2014
1.04 km
Ye Olde Bakers Shop Manufacturers/packers 2
Needs Improvement
July 28, 2021
1.04 km
A Auckland Catering Butchers (Formerly Mill Butchers) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 22, 2019
1.06 km
Southdown Housing Association Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 1, 2018
1.08 km
Benfield Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 25, 2018
1.27 km
Benfield Primary School - Extended School Clubs School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
1.27 km
Class Of Their Own At Benfield County Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 30, 2015
1.27 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
Aldi Stores Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 11, 2015
1.33 km
Fresh Start Sussex Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 11, 2019
1.37 km
Footsteps Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
1.39 km
Yummies Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
1.44 km
Victoria Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 19, 2019
1.48 km
Wheelies Cafe Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 10, 2019
1.53 km
Brackenbury Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 19, 2021
1.55 km
Breakfast Club - Brackenbury School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 16, 2018
1.55 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Northease Drive west Bus Stop/Station 161 m
Northease Drive west Bus Stop/Station 168 m
West Way Twitten Bus Stop/Station 188 m
West Way Twitten Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Ashlings Way Bus Stop/Station 231 m
Southwick Square Taxi Rank 3.02 km
Southwick Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.19 km
Portslade Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
Portslade Rail Station Rail 1.44 km
Aldrington Rail Station Rail 1.54 km
Shoreham Brighton City Airport Air 6.75 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 34.32 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 34.36 km

Nearby Nature

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

Benfield Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.3 km
Three Cornered Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.65 km
Foredown Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.73 km
Benfield Valley Valley 2.04 km
Aldrington Basin Inland Water 2.24 km
Mount Zion Hill Or Mountain 2.28 km
Western Lawns Urban Greenspace 2.34 km
The Canal Inland Water 2.34 km
Cockroost Bottom Valley 2.59 km
Tivoli Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Cockroost Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.97 km
Coney Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.98 km
Southwick Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.21 km
Sweet Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.36 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 67.9 Mbps 123.8 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18 2.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 90.7 12.8
300+ Mbps 100% 396.2 36.5

Gas Consumption

41 meters consuming 480,850 kWh - mean 11,728 kWh : median 10,972 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

40 meters consuming 149,131 kWh - mean 3,728 kWh : median 3,561 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BN3 8LG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.84761100
Longitude -0.19746300
OS Easting 526993
OS Northing 0106891
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
19166
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: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
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 E33040672
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Brighton and Hove 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Brighton and Hove 013D
Output Area / Small Area 6B3