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BN6 postcode area · Mid Sussex

The BN6 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brighton and Hove, Horsham, Lewes, Mid Sussex, Wealden. Area Scores range from 12 to 96 across them. Every full BN6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BN6 district: Hassocks, Keymer & East Hurstpierpoint scores 96 out of 100 (#245 of 6,856 nationally) while St James's Street & Queen's Park sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £345,000 in St James's Street & Queen's Park to £550,000 in Hassocks, Keymer & East Hurstpierpoint. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Brighton and Hove, Horsham, Lewes, Mid Sussex and Wealden — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,154a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BN6 district

£550,000median home sold over the past year · +13.4% over 5 years · +7.8% over the year · 274 sales
Detached£750,000
Semi-detached£500,000
Terraced£430,000
Flat£275,000
Mid Sussex£440,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hassocks, Keymer & East HurstpierpointMid Sussex 24596 £550,000
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & RodmellLewes 89687 £497,500
Hurstpierpoint & BolneyMid Sussex 2,11669 £541,500
Stone Cross, Westham & Pevensey BayWealden 2,22668 £349,000
Henfield & Small DoleHorsham 2,25367 £515,000
St James's Street & Queen's ParkBrighton and Hove 5,97613 £345,000

People living in BN6 Census 2021

Residents57,993
Median age (est.)46
Density211per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN6.

BN1 BN2 BN7 BN45 BN88 BN51 RH15 BN50

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.