Postcode BN7 3NL (Lewes)

Map showing BN7 3NL and nearby postcodes

The postcode BN7 3NL is located in Lewes, in the county of East Sussex. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BN7 3NL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BN7 3NL is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.7 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 BN7 3NL as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.

The closest road name to BN7 3NL is Snednore which is centered 32 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Holdings and is 62 m away. The closest railway station is Lewes Rail Station, 2.5 km away.

The closest primary school to BN7 3NL (for ages 11 and under) is Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 14, 2019.

The local pub for residents of BN7 3NL is Good Companions and is 6.78 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on February 17, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Fire House Pizza and is 6.85 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 20, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 37.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 87.5% 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 2.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BN7 3NL is covered by the Sussex police force association and East Sussex Downs and Weald is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BN7 3NL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BN7 3NL, and the approximate distance away.

Snednore 32 m
The Holdings 97 m
Wellgreen Lane 201 m
Gows Croft 206 m
Kent Fields 234 m
The Street 462 m
Ashcombe Lane 494 m
A259 8.68 km
A22 22.28 km
A27 45.5 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BN7 3NL

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 BN7 3NL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Good
(February 14, 2019)
78 m
Owlswick School Requires improvement
(July 1, 2021)
598 m
Southover CofE Primary School Good
(June 26, 2018)
1.97 km
St Pancras Catholic Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
2.11 km
Western Road Community Primary School Good
(February 26, 2020)
2.18 km
Lewes Old Grammar School 2.27 km
Northease Manor School 2.38 km
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School Requires improvement
(February 14, 2019)
2.55 km
Priory School Good
(May 9, 2018)
2.74 km
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School Good
(January 29, 2020)
3.68 km
Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery Good
(May 3, 2017)
4.19 km
Woodingdean Primary School Good
(November 29, 2019)
4.89 km
Downs View Special School Outstanding
(February 12, 2020)
4.89 km
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Good
(December 1, 2016)
5.21 km
Hamsey Community Primary School Good
(October 31, 2018)
5.32 km
Saltdean Primary School Good
(October 9, 2018)
5.6 km
Longhill High School Good
(September 19, 2018)
5.65 km
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2018)
6.02 km
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Good
(December 5, 2019)
6.03 km
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Good
(February 26, 2020)
6.35 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BN7 3NL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cater Link at Meridian C P School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
6.02 km
Ella's Cakes Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 20, 2020
6.02 km
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
6.04 km
Wild Monkeys Childcare Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 20, 2020
6.26 km
Cater Link at Telscombe C P School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
6.48 km
Telscombe Cliffs Nursery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 8, 2021
6.48 km
Annexe Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 20, 2020
6.49 km
Fiveways Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
6.59 km
Community Rooms - Meridian Court Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
November 6, 2019
6.67 km
Happy Days Nursery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 30, 2020
6.67 km
Telscombe Parish Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
November 18, 2020
6.67 km
Fairlight Manor Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 25, 2022
6.68 km
Dorothy House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 20, 2021
6.73 km
The Haven Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 23, 2019
6.74 km
Good Companions Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 17, 2022
6.78 km
Cater Link at Peacehaven Heights Primary School & Nursery School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
6.8 km
The Haven Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
6.82 km
The Joff Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
6.83 km
Fire House Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 20, 2021
6.85 km
Smugglers Rest Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 29, 2022
6.85 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BN7 3NL - Data from Apr 2022

The Holdings Bus Stop/Station 62 m
Iford and Kingston School Bus Stop/Station 97 m
Iford and Kingston School Bus Stop/Station 101 m
Gows Croft Bus Stop/Station 241 m
Wellgreen Lane Bus Stop/Station 576 m
Lewes Rail Station Rail 2.5 km
Lewes Rail Station Rail 2.56 km
Southease Rail Station Rail 4.44 km
Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal Ferry 9.01 km
Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal Ferry 9.01 km
Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal Ferry 9.02 km
Shoreham Brighton City Airport Air 19.44 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 34.67 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 34.72 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BN7 3NL - Data from Dec 2021

Swanborough Fishing Lake Inland Water 858 m
Stump Bottom Valley 1.7 km
Houndean Bottom Valley 1.79 km
Iford Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.8 km
Swanborough Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.85 km
Ashcombe Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Broadpit Pond Inland Water 2.02 km
Balsdean Bottom Valley 2.05 km
Long Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.09 km
Front Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.12 km
Long Bottom Valley 2.35 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.39 km
Pickers Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.58 km
Falmer Bottom Valley 2.77 km
Whiteway Bottom Valley 2.78 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BN7 3NL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 36.4 Mbps 37.1 Mbps 54.42 Mbps
Upload 8 Mbps 8.5 Mbps 13.49 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% 25 6
30-300 Mbps 12.5% 39.6 9
300+ Mbps 87.5% - -

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 130,121 kWh - mean 16,265 kWh : median 15,899 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BN7 3NL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County East Sussex
Latitude 50.85731400
Longitude -0.01722000
OS Easting 539652
OS Northing 0108295
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18116
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Sussex

National Park

South Downs National Park

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Lewes
County Electorial Division Ouse Valley West & Downs ED
Electoral Ward Kingston
Local Authority District Lewes
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Sussex

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000063
Travel To Work Area Brighton

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
East Sussex Downs and Weald
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 East Sussex CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Rural residents
Group: Rural tenants
Subgroup: Rural white-collar workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural village
Built-Up Area Kingston near Lewes BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33041626
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lewes 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lewes 002C
Output Area / Small Area 1B2