BN Postcode Area for the Brighton Region

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This section of the site is all about the BN Postcode area, also known as the Brighton Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as BN1.

Detailed map of the BN Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the BN Brighton Area
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Map of the BN Brighton Postcode Area

Explore the postcode area by using our interactive map.

Quick Facts about the BN Postcode

BN Area Statistics
Width from East to West 47.61 mi
Height from North to South 17.53 mi
Area of BN 432.38 mi²
Maximum Width 47.67 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 168.14 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 36
Number of Postcode Sectors 129
Number of Post Towns 18
Number of Postcodes 22,080
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The BN postcode area represents a group of 30 postal districts in the Brighton area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters b and n in BrightoN. The area has a population of 802,831 and covers an area of 1,110,168 hectares. Fun fact: 1.24% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: East Sussex (65.02%), West Sussex (34.98%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

BRIGHTON
BN1 East SussexBN2 East SussexBN41 East Sussex (93%), West Sussex (6%)BN42 East Sussex (10%), West Sussex (89%)BN45 East Sussex (12%), West Sussex (87%)BN50 BN51 BN88
HOVE
BN3 East SussexBN52
HENFIELD
BN5 West Sussex
HASSOCKS
BN6 East Sussex (11%), West Sussex (88%)
LEWES
BN7 East SussexBN8 East Sussex
NEWHAVEN
BN9 East Sussex
PEACEHAVEN
BN10 East Sussex
WORTHING
BN11 West SussexBN12 West SussexBN13 West SussexBN14 West SussexBN99
LANCING
BN15 West SussexBN95 BN99
LITTLEHAMPTON
BN16 West SussexBN17 West Sussex
ARUNDEL
BN18 West Sussex
EASTBOURNE
BN20 East SussexBN21 East SussexBN22 East SussexBN23 East Sussex
PEVENSEY
BN24 East Sussex
SEAFORD
BN25 East Sussex
POLEGATE
BN26 East Sussex
HAILSHAM
BN27 East Sussex
SHOREHAM-BY-SEA
BN43 West Sussex
STEYNING
BN44 West Sussex

Where is the BN Postcode Area?

The BN Brighton Postcode is in the South East of England. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: PO - Portsmouth, GU - Guildford, RH - Redhill and TN - Tonbridge, It also borders The English Channel,


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is BN45 and the most urban is BN11.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
BN45 18,314,428 73,443 0.40%
BN8 179,411,429 1,534,017 0.86%
BN18 101,842,600 1,084,816 1.07%
BN26 73,620,034 837,106 1.14%
BN44 49,222,383 635,495 1.29%
BN5 46,465,326 664,711 1.43%
BN7 73,920,230 1,071,382 1.45%
BN27 113,001,267 1,948,776 1.72%
BN6 66,340,450 1,258,264 1.90%
BN24 20,899,618 575,090 2.75%
BN20 32,967,337 994,263 3.02%
BN25 33,667,221 1,205,236 3.58%
BN13 27,702,818 1,335,640 4.82%
BN9 15,324,908 740,821 4.83%
BN15 23,520,140 1,279,113 5.44%
BN14 27,829,256 1,523,417 5.47%
BN43 18,543,407 1,098,852 5.93%
BN17 21,059,458 1,312,878 6.23%
BN1 38,671,004 2,914,303 7.54%
BN16 19,476,171 1,658,670 8.52%
BN42 4,685,364 415,416 8.87%
BN2 31,901,054 2,882,216 9.03%
BN41 8,867,004 829,471 9.35%
BN10 8,973,473 908,896 10.13%
BN23 9,867,544 1,127,647 11.43%
BN12 10,251,178 1,235,564 12.05%
BN22 8,382,095 1,241,307 14.81%
BN3 14,351,208 2,443,300 17.03%
BN21 5,657,049 1,040,454 18.39%
BN11 5,423,629 1,242,804 22.91%
Total 1,110,159,083 (m²) 37,113,368 (m²) 3.34%
Map of the BN Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of BN in relation to other areas

There are 14 towns within the Brighton postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the BN
Map of Posttowns in the BN Postal Area
Area of the BN postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 1,110,168²
Miles 4,286²
Feet 119,497,373,352²
Kilometres 11,102²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Arundel Delivery Office
  • Brighton Delivery Office
  • Eastbourne Delivery Office
  • Goring On Sea Delivery Office
  • Hailsham Delivery Office
  • Hassocks Delivery Office
  • Henfield Delivery Office
  • Hove Delivery Office
  • Lancing Delivery Office
  • Lewes Delivery Office
  • Littlehampton Delivery Office
  • Newhaven Delivery Office
  • Peacehaven Delivery Office
  • Polegate Delivery Office
  • Portslade Delivery Office
  • Rottingdean Delivery Office
  • Seaford Delivery Office
  • Shoreham By Sea Delivery Office
  • Steyning Delivery Office
  • Westham Delivery Office
  • Worthing Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

PO
GU
RH
TN

Councils within the BN Area

Councils within the BN area
The City of Brighton and Hove (B) (5087 postcodes)
Lewes District (3244 postcodes)
Worthing District (B) (3046 postcodes)
Eastbourne District (B) (2884 postcodes)
Arun District (2507 postcodes)
Wealden District (2375 postcodes)
Adur District (1780 postcodes)
Horsham District (581 postcodes)
Mid Sussex District (566 postcodes)
Rother District (9 postcodes)
Chichester District (1 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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