Affluence in BN5 9LN
How BN5 9LN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Steyning & Upper Beeding
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,330 (2024)
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How well off BN5 9LN is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the BN5 9LN area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Living environment5.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Crime10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
51.7% of adults in the BN5 9LN area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 33.9% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
41.5% of adults in the BN5 9LN area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
38.1% of adults in the BN5 9LN area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 13.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN5 9LN (Steyning & Upper Beeding) (about 2,330 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.