Postcode sector · Hassocks

BN6 0 area guide

Who lives in BN6 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Mid Sussex
Region: South East
Population: 1,722 (2024)

BN6 0Postcode sector · Hassocks

At a glance

What BN6 0 is like

The BN6 0 postcode sector in Mid Sussex covers 9 live postcodes and is home to about 1,722 people in 736 households. 53.8% of households own their home, 18.1% rent privately and 27.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 60.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How BN6 0 compares

Headline figures for BN6 0, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 1 inspected school in BN6 0.

Household incomeMore

£69,192

Average annual income before tax, higher than 83% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BN6 0 differs most from the national average.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
27.3% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

Questions

BN6 0 FAQs

Is BN6 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is BN6 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around BN6 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BN6 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 8.8% of residents. 53.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (33.2%).

Which council covers BN6 0?

The local authority for BN6 0 is Mid Sussex.

BN6 0 comes under Mid Sussex in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BN6 0?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Hassocks Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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