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County or areaBrighton and Hove
Postcode districtBN3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:46 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:00 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,584 residentsin the West Blatchington census areaMedian age 45.92,878 households81% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,623 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 36% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 14°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C881 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 12 to 19°CJJuly: 14 to 21°CJAugust: 14 to 21°CASeptember: 12 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Goldstonehistoric site · under a mileRoyal Brunswick Groundhistoric site · 1.3 miHove Beachbeach · 1.4 miSouthwick Beachbeach · 1.8 miBenfield Valley Local Nature Reservewalk or trail · 1.4 miThe Lakelake · 2.9 miBenfield Hillhill · 1.4 miRound Hillhill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHove Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haHangleton Parkpark · under a mileSt Helen's Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haNevill Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haWeald Allotmentsallotments · within reach · 9 haWest Hove Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 66 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201922 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202547 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,984 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMill View Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBladder And Bowel Service28 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAngel Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationBritish Transport PoliceBrighton1.9 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Hove Old Shoreham Road5 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools21 primary, 6 secondary, 5 independent, 4 specialSecondaryBlatchington Mill Schoolages 11-16, 1,622 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHove Park School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 941 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAldrington CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 412 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBrighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College1.6 miUniversityUniversity of Brighton2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW21 miRailway stationAldringtonHoveunder a mileBus stationPolyclinicHoveunder a mileFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops208 within a mileCar parkApcoaHoveunder a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationBrighton and Hove2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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