Area Information for Brighton, BN4 3LS

Summary Back to Top

This postcode in Brighton is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the Steyning & Ashurst ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Arundel and South Downs. This page combines information for the address Brighton, BN4 3LS, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of BN4 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in December 1990. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Small Town or Fringe Area
Local Authority Horsham
Ward Steyning & Ashurst
Constituency Arundel and South Downs * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South East
Country England

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Brighton, BN4 3LS is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing Back to Top

House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 23
Semi-Detached 33
Terraced 63
Flat (Purpose-Built) 15
Flat (Converted) 1
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 7
Residence in Commercial Building 15
Total 157
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Brighton contains a higher-than-average level of rented housing (excluding social housing) - 31% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 19.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 63
Owned with Mortgage 41
Shared Ownership 3
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 2
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 45
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 158

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 75
Two People 58
Three People 10
Four People 11
Five People 3
Six People 1
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 158

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of household compositions, as detailed below. No single type accounts for more than 50% of the households.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 75
Family Household 78
Other Household 4
Total 157

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 95
Deprived In One Dimension 49
Deprived In Two Dimensions 12
Deprived In Three Dimensions 0
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 156

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly 49% male, 51% female. This part of the Steyning & Ashurst ward however contains significantly more women than average (57%). This can be caused by a number of factors, but amongst the most common are large establishments such as boarding schools and convents, and areas with older populations.

Females on average live longer than males, so are more likely to be found in retirement areas. In general, as people age, they move away from city centre addresses to suburbs, smaller towns and rural locations, so these areas often show a greater number of females, with inner-city areas showing the opposite trend.

Gender
Male 142
Female 192
Total 334

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 8
5-9 11
10-14 14
15-19 16
20-24 8
25-29 8
30-34 17
35-39 9
40-44 17
45-49 23
50-54 21
55-59 35
60-64 25
65-69 21
70-74 25
75-79 22
80-84 20
85+ 34
Total 334

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode BN4 3LS does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 85
Married 99
Separated 13
Divorced 62
Widowed 38
Total 297

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 144
Good 110
Fair 57
Bad 20
Very Bad 3
Total 334

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 121
Apprenticeship 6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
No GCSEs or Equivalent 44
Other 17
Total 298

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Brighton) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 99% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 329
Mixed Ethnicity 4
Black Caribbean 1
Total 334

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 312
European Union 9
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 6
Middle East and Asia 3
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 4
Total 335

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 312
10+ Years 20
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 1
Less Than 2 Years 2
Total 335

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to BN4 3LS.

Passport(s) Held
None 42
United Kingdom 287
Republic of Ireland 3
European Union 2
Rest of Europe 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 147
Christian 141
Buddhist 1
Hindu 0
Jewish 2
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 41
Total 332

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Steyning & Ashurst ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 16% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 72
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 29
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 35
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 11
Unemployed 5
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 13
Retired 112
Looking After Home or Family 7
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 4
Other 8
Total 296

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 32
Professional Occupations 26
Associate Professional Occupations 27
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 15
Skilled Trades Occupations 15
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 14
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 15
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 1
Elementary Occupations 7
Total 152

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 45
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 78
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 35
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 52
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 13
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 20
Semi-Routine Occupation 13
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 28
Full-time Student 14
Total 298

Policing and Crime Back to Top

Brighton, BN4 3LS is within the Steyning, Bramber, Upper Beeding, Ashington and Woodmancote policing neighbourhood, under the Sussex Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near BN4 3LS
Neighbourhood Team Address Steyning, Bramber, Upper Beeding, Ashington and Woodmancote
Force Website: http://www.sussex.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

Key: Railway Stations Railway Station Hospitals Hospital GP Practices GP Dentists Dentist Opticians Optician Primary School Primary School Secondary School Secondary School

Below are the details of the closest services to BN4 3LS. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for BN4 3LS.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Brighton, BN4 3LS. The nearest railway station is Lancing, approximately 4.4 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Lancing 4.4 miles
Shoreham-by-Sea 4.7 miles
East Worthing 4.9 miles
Worthing 5.4 miles
West Worthing 5.7 miles
Southwick 5.8 miles
Durrington-on-Sea 6.2 miles
Fishersgate 6.3 miles
Goring-by-Sea 6.7 miles
Portslade 6.7 miles
Aldrington 7.6 miles
Hove 8 miles
Preston Park 8.3 miles
Hassocks 8.4 miles
Angmering 8.6 miles
Amberley 9.2 miles
Pulborough 9.3 miles
London Road (Brighton) 9.3 miles
Brighton 9.4 miles
Arundel 9.8 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Brighton, BN4 3LS. The nearest is Steyning CofE Primary School, approximately 520 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Steyning CofE Primary School 520 yards
    
Upper Beeding Primary School 1.4 miles
    
Ashurst CofE Primary School 2.8 miles
    
St Mary's CofE Primary School 3.5 miles
    
North Lancing Primary School 3.6 miles
    
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 3.7 miles
    
St Peter's CofE Primary School 3.8 miles
    
The Globe Primary Academy 4 miles
    
Ashington CofE Primary School 4 miles
    
Sompting Village Primary School 4.1 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Brighton, BN4 3LS. The nearest is Steyning Grammar School, approximately 360 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Steyning Grammar School 360 yards
    
Lancing College 3.4 miles  
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy 3.8 miles
    
Bohunt School Worthing 4.9 miles
    
St Andrew's CofE High School 5 miles
    
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing 5.1 miles
    
Worthing High School 5.1 miles
    
Shoreham Academy 5.3 miles
    
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 5.4 miles
    
Durrington High School 5.5 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Brighton, BN4 3LS. The nearest is Steyning Health Centre, approximately 260 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Brighton, BN4 3LS. The nearest is Steyning Dental Clinic, approximately 180 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 6 closest hospitals to Brighton, BN4 3LS. The nearest is Meadowfield, approximately 4.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Meadowfield 4.8 miles
Worthing Hospital 5.3 miles
Goring Hall Hospital 7 miles
Mill View Hospital 7.1 miles
Aldrington Centre 7.7 miles
The Montefiore Hospital 8.7 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Brighton, BN4 3LS. The nearest is Robinson Opticians, approximately 260 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.