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Brighton
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Coordinates: 50°49′44″N0°06′43″W / 50.829°N 0.112°W / 50.829; -0.112
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
BN
Postcode area name
Brighton
Post towns 18
Postcode districts 37
Postcode sectors143
Postcodes (live)21,950
Postcodes (total)34,887
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The BN postcode area, also known as the Brighton postcode area, [2] is a group of 30 postcode districts in South East England, within 18 post towns. These cover southwestern East Sussex (including Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne, Lewes, Hailsham, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Pevensey, Polegate and Seaford) and southeastern West Sussex (including Worthing, Littlehampton, Arundel, Hassocks, Henfield, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea and Steyning). The main sorting office is at the Gatwick Mail Centre in Crawley.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
BN1BRIGHTON Brighton, Coldean, Falmer, Hollingbury, Patcham, Preston, Stanmer, Withdean Brighton and Hove, Lewes
BN2BRIGHTON Brighton, Bevendean, Brighton Marina, Kemptown, Moulsecoomb, Ovingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Woodingdean Brighton and Hove, Lewes
BN3HOVE Hove, Aldrington, Hangleton, West Blatchington Brighton and Hove
BN5HENFIELD Henfield, Blackstone, Edburton, Fulking, Small Dole, Wineham, Woodmancote Horsham, Mid Sussex
BN6HASSOCKS Hassocks, Albourne, Clayton, Ditchling, Goddards Green, Hurstpierpoint, Keymer, Newtimber, Sayers Common, Streat, Westmeston Lewes, Mid Sussex
BN7LEWES Lewes, Cooksbridge, East Chiltington, Iford, Kingston, Offham, Plumpton, Plumpton Green, Rodmell, Southease, Swanborough, Telscombe Lewes
BN8LEWES Barcombe, Barcombe Cross, Beddingham, Chailey Green, Chiddingly, East Hoathly, Firle, Glynde, Halland, Hamsey, Holmes Hill, Laughton, Newick, North Chailey, Ringmer, Ripe, Shortgate, South Chailey, Southerham, Stoneham, WhitesmithLewes, Wealden
BN9NEWHAVEN Newhaven, Piddinghoe, South Heighton, Tarring Neville Lewes
BN10PEACEHAVEN Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs Lewes
BN11WORTHING Worthing Worthing
BN12WORTHING Worthing, Ferring, Goring-by-Sea Arun, Worthing
BN13WORTHING Worthing, Clapham, Durrington, High Salvington, Patching, Tarring Arun, Worthing
BN14WORTHING Worthing, Broadwater, Findon, Northend, Tarring Arun, Worthing
BN15LANCING Lancing, Coombes, Sompting Adur, Worthing
BN16LITTLEHAMPTON Angmering, East Preston, Kingston Gorse, Rustington Arun
BN17LITTLEHAMPTON Littlehampton, Climping, Lyminster, Wick Arun
BN18ARUNDEL Arundel, Amberley, Binsted, Burpham, Crossbush, Fontwell, Ford, Houghton, Madehurst, Poling, Slindon, Slindon Common, South Stoke, Tortington, Walberton, Warningcamp, Wepham, Yapton Arun, Horsham
BN20EASTBOURNE Eastbourne, Beachy Head, East Dean, Friston, Old Town, Ratton, Wannock, Willingdon Eastbourne, Wealden
BN21EASTBOURNE Eastbourne, Old TownEastbourne
BN22EASTBOURNE Eastbourne, Hampden Park, Willingdon Eastbourne, Wealden
BN23EASTBOURNE Eastbourne, Friday Street, Langney, Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne
BN24PEVENSEY Pevensey, Beachlands, Hankham, Normans Bay, Pevensey Bay, Stone Cross, Westham Wealden
BN25SEAFORD Seaford, Bishopstone, Cuckmere Haven, Exceat, Norton, Rookery Hill, Westdean Lewes, Wealden
BN26POLEGATE Polegate, Alciston, Alfriston, Arlington, Berwick, Caneheath, Filching, Folkington, Jevington, Litlington, Lullington, Milton Street, Sayerland, Selmeston, Summerhill, Wilmington Wealden
BN27HAILSHAM Hailsham, Amberstone, Bodle Street, Bodle Street Green, Boreham Street, Carters Corner, Chalvington, Cowbeech, Downash, Golden Cross, Hellingly, Herstmonceux, Horsebridge, Lower Dicker, Lower Horsebridge, Magham Down, Mulbrooks, Rickney, Trolliloes, Upper Dicker, Wartling, Windmill Hill Wealden
BN41BRIGHTONFishersgate, Portslade Adur, Brighton and Hove
BN42BRIGHTON Southwick Adur
BN43SHOREHAM-BY-SEA Shoreham-by-Sea Adur
BN44STEYNING Steyning, Ashurst, Botolphs, Bramber, Upper Beeding, Wiston Horsham
BN45BRIGHTON Poynings, Pyecombe, Saddlescombe Mid Sussex
BN50BRIGHTONBrighton PO boxes non-geographic [3]
BN51BRIGHTONRottingdean PO boxesnon-geographic [3]
BN52HOVEHove PO boxesnon-geographic [3]
BN88BRIGHTONnon-geographic [3]
BN91WORTHING [4] non-geographic [3]
BN95LANCING [5] non-geographic [3]
BN99LANCINGnon-geographic [3]

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BN postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby GU, PO, RH and TN postcode areas. BN postcode area map.svg
BN postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby GU, PO, RH and TN postcode areas.
Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around Brighton BN postcode area inset map.svg
Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around Brighton

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The DL postcode area, also known as the Darlington postcode area, is a group of seventeen postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of fourteen post towns. These districts cover central County Durham, northern North Yorkshire and a very small part of Cumbria.

The DH postcode area, also known as the Durham postcode area, is a group of nine postcode districts in north-east England, within five post towns. These cover northern County Durham, parts of southern Tyne and Wear and a small part of southern Northumberland.

The DT postcode area, also known as the Dorchester postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in South West England, within nine post towns. These cover much of Dorset, plus very small parts of Devon and Somerset.

The PO postcode area, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area, is a group of 34 postcode districts in southern England, within 24 post towns. These cover south-east Hampshire, southwestern West Sussex and the Isle of Wight.

The SN postcode area, also known as the Swindon postcode area, is a group of eighteen postcode districts in England, within ten post towns. These cover north Wiltshire, plus a small part of south-west Oxfordshire and a very small part of Gloucestershire.

The WR postcode area, also known as the Worcester postcode area, is a group of fifteen postcode districts in England, within seven post towns. These cover central and southern Worcestershire, plus very small parts of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire.

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The TN postcode area, also known as the Tunbridge Wells postcode area, is a group of 40 postcode districts in England, within 24 post towns. These cover south and west Kent and northern and eastern East Sussex, plus very small parts of Surrey and the London Borough of Bromley.

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References

  1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  4. Post town for only allocated postcode is WORTHING. See BN91 9AA at http://www.royalmail.com/postcode-finder
  5. Post town for only allocated postcode is LANCING. See BN95 1AA at http://www.royalmail.com/postcode-finder