BN9 9BF postcode in Newhaven, East Sussex

BN9 9BF is a postcode in Newhaven, in the Newhaven South ward of Lewes. It is in the Lewes parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Lewes: 74% Typical price £287,000 Homes sold in BN9 9, last 12 months. ▼ 1% on the year before Nearest station Newhaven Town 500 m in a straight line

Where BN9 9BF is, and what is near it

Map of BN9 9BF and what is near it Map of BN9 9BF: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BN9 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. BN9 9BB: also in BN9 9BN9 9BG: also in BN9 9BN9 9BJ: also in BN9 9BN9 9BL: also in BN9 9BN9 9BN: also in BN9 9BN9 9BP: also in BN9 9BN9 9BQ: also in BN9 9BN9 9DT: also in BN9 9BN9 9FA: also in BN9 9BN9 9FL: also in BN9 9BN9 9LA: also in BN9 9BN9 9LB: also in BN9 9BN9 9LD: also in BN9 9BN9 9LE: also in BN9 9BN9 9LG: also in BN9 9BN9 9LJ: also in BN9 9BN9 9LL: also in BN9 9BN9 9LN: also in BN9 9BN9 9LP: also in BN9 9BN9 9LQ: also in BN9 9BN9 9LT: also in BN9 9BN9 9LU: also in BN9 9BN9 9LW: also in BN9 9BN9 9LX: also in BN9 9BN9 9LY: also in BN9 9BN9 9NA: also in BN9 9BN9 9NB: also in BN9 9BN9 9ND: also in BN9 9BN9 9NE: also in BN9 9BN9 9NG: also in BN9 9BN9 9NH: also in BN9 9BN9 9NJ: also in BN9 9BN9 9NL: also in BN9 9BN9 9NN: also in BN9 9BN9 9NP: also in BN9 9BN9 9NR: also in BN9 9BN9 9NS: also in BN9 9BN9 9NT: also in BN9 9BN9 9NU: also in BN9 9BN9 9PA: also in BN9 9BN9 9PD: also in BN9 9BN9 9PE: also in BN9 9BN9 9PH: also in BN9 9BN9 9PJ: also in BN9 9BN9 9PN: also in BN9 9BN9 9PQ: also in BN9 9BN9 9PR: also in BN9 9BN9 9PU: also in BN9 9BN9 9PW: also in BN9 9BN9 9QD: also in BN9 9BN9 9QH: also in BN9 9BN9 9QJ: also in BN9 9BN9 9QL: also in BN9 9BN9 9QS: also in BN9 9BN9 9QU: also in BN9 9BN9 9QX: also in BN9 9BN9 9QZ: also in BN9 9BN9 9RB: also in BN9 9BN9 9RD: also in BN9 9BN9 9RG: also in BN9 9BN9 9RH: also in BN9 9BN9 9RJ: also in BN9 9BN9 9RL: also in BN9 9BN9 9RP: also in BN9 9BN9 9RR: also in BN9 9BN9 9RT: also in BN9 9BN9 9RU: also in BN9 9BN9 9RX: also in BN9 9BN9 9RY: also in BN9 9BN9 9RZ: also in BN9 9BN9 9SA: also in BN9 9BN9 9SB: also in BN9 9BN9 9SE: also in BN9 9BN9 9SF: also in BN9 9BN9 9SG: also in BN9 9BN9 9SH: also in BN9 9BN9 9SL: also in BN9 9BN9 9SN: also in BN9 9BN9 9SP: also in BN9 9BN9 9SQ: also in BN9 9BN9 9SR: also in BN9 9BN9 9SS: also in BN9 9BN9 9SW: also in BN9 9BN9 9SY: also in BN9 9BN9 9SZ: also in BN9 9BN9 9TA: also in BN9 9BN9 9TB: also in BN9 9BN9 9XB: also in BN9 9BN9 9XH: also in BN9 9BN9 9XR: also in BN9 9 Bus stop 350 m2 places, 3.2–3.4 kmNewhaven BN9 9BF Map of BN9 9BF and what is near it Map of BN9 9BF: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BN9 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Newhaven BN9 9BF
  • BN9 9BF
  • Other postcodes in BN9 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7942, longitude 0.0480)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN9 9BF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BN9 9BF?

Every home and business at BN9 9BF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Lewes: 74%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Lewes: 98%

The line marks the figure across Lewes.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BN9 9BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Lewes District Council's days for BN9 9BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BN9 9BF on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BN9 9BF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BN9 9BF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Lewes

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN9 9BF: 1,075 properties in Lewes are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Lewes

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BN9 9BF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BN9 9BF?

Homes in BN9 9 sold for a typical £287,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 107 sales, down 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£287,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£290,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £287,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £186,588 22 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BN9 district: a typical £300,000 from 152 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BN9 9BF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN9 9BF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BN9 9BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around BN9 9BF. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BN9 9BF

Band D in Lewes for 2026‑27: £2,756. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,837 (band A) to £2,756 (band D); band B, the most common, is £2,144.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 260 (35%)£1,837
Band Babout 320 (43%)£2,144
Band Cabout 150 (20%)£2,450
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,756
Band Ewithheld£3,369
Band Fwithheld£3,981
Band Gfewer than 5£4,594
Band Hfewer than 5£5,512

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 30% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Lewes before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN9 9BF is in (ONS area E01021049), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BN9 9BF?

The nearest open schools to BN9 9BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN9 9BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BN9 9BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN9 9BF is Newhaven Town Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Newhaven Town Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Newhaven Harbour Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Town Centre, 61 m away.

More stations near BN9 9BF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BN9 9BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN9 9BF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BN9 9BF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BN9 9BF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BN9 9BF?

The nearest to the centre of BN9 9BF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BN9 9BF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BN9 9BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN9 9BF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BN9 9BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN9 9BF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BN9 9BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN9 9BF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BN9 9BF in a conservation area?

The centre of BN9 9BF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BN9 9BF?

Police.uk records 191 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN9 9BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences69 reports
Anti-social behaviour52 reports
Public order13 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Shoplifting12 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: burglary 8, drugs 5, robbery 4, vehicle crime 3, other crime 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BN9 9BF

Ward
Newhaven South
Parish
Newhaven
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Newhaven
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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BN9 9 sector BN9 district BN postcode area Newhaven postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BN9 9PD50 mBN9 9PA50 mBN9 9FA60 mBN9 1AY60 mBN9 1BJ60 mBN9 1BP60 m
All of BN9

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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