The BN postcode area, also known as the Brighton postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 30 postcode districts in

South East England South East England is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It consists of the counties of Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshi ...

, within 18

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover southwestern

East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East ...

(including Brighton,

Hove Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th ce ...

Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the l ...

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre ...

, Hailsham,

Newhaven Newhaven may refer to: Places * Newhaven, Derbyshire, England, a hamlet *Newhaven, East Sussex, England, a port town * Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland *Newhaven Sanctuary, Northern Territory, Australia *Newhaven, Victoria, Australia Other uses *Ne ...

, Peacehaven,

Pevensey Pevensey ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The main village is located north-east of Eastbourne, one mile (1.6 km) inland from Pevensey Bay. The settlement of Pevensey Bay forms part o ...

, Polegate and Seaford) and southeastern

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an a ...

(including

Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and H ...

, Littlehampton, Arundel,

Hassocks Hassocks is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields. Located approximately north of Brighton, with a populat ...

Henfield Henfield is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, northwest of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester at the road junction of the A281 and A2037. The ...

, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea and Steyning). The main

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is at the Gatwick Mail Centre in

Crawley Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! BN1 , BRIGHTON , Brighton, Coldean, Falmer, Hollingbury, Patcham,

Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...

, Stanmer, Withdean ,

Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages. Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton an ...

, - ! BN2 , BRIGHTON , Brighton,

Bevendean Bevendean is a district of the city of Brighton and Hove, in East Sussex, England. The estate lies to the north-east of central Brighton, and was largely developed after World War II with a mixture of council housing and private development. ...

, Brighton Marina, Kemptown, Moulsecoomb, Ovingdean,

Rottingdean Rottingdean is a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. It borders the villages of Saltdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean, and has a historic centre, often the subject of picture postcards. Name The name Rotti ...

, Saltdean, Woodingdean , Brighton and Hove, Lewes , - ! BN3 , HOVE ,

, Aldrington, Hangleton, West Blatchington , Brighton and Hove , - ! BN5 , HENFIELD ,

, Blackstone, Edburton, Fulking, Small Dole, Wineham, Woodmancote ,

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby ...

Mid Sussex Mid Sussex is an area in the central part of Sussex. It may refer to: * Mid Sussex District, a local government district in West Sussex * Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) * Mid Sussex Football League * Mid Sussex Times, a local newspaper * A ...

, - ! BN6 , HASSOCKS ,

Albourne Albourne is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A23 road three miles (4.8 km) east of Henfield. The parish has a land area of 772.9 hectares (1909 acres). In the 2001 ...

, Clayton, Ditchling, Goddards Green,

Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in West Sussex, England, southwest of Burgess Hill, and west of Hassocks railway station. It sits in the civil parish of Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common which has an area of 2029.88 ha and a population ...

, Keymer, Newtimber,

Sayers Common Sayers Common is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. With Hurstpierpoint it forms one of the Mid Sussex parishes. It is located two miles (3.2 km) north-west of Hurstpierpoint. Situated until the 1990s on the main Lo ...

, Streat, Westmeston , Lewes, Mid Sussex , - ! BN7 , LEWES ,

, Cooksbridge, East Chiltington, Iford,

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

, Offham, Plumpton,

Plumpton Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combina ...

Rodmell Rodmell is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located three miles (4.8 km) south-west of Lewes, on the Lewes to Newhaven road and six and a half miles from the City of Brighton & Hove and ...

, Southease, Swanborough, Telscombe , Lewes , - ! BN8 , LEWES , Barcombe,

Barcombe Cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a s ...

, Beddingham, Chailey Green, Chiddingly,

East Hoathly {{GeoGroup Populated places in East Sussex East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and ...

, Firle,

Glynde Glynde is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, United Kingdom. It is located two miles (5 km) east of Lewes.OS Explorer map Eastbourne and Beachy Head Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton ...

Halland Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Brömsebr ...

, Hamsey, Holmes Hill, Laughton, Newick,

North Chailey North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''no ...

, Ringmer, Ripe,

Shortgate Ringmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England.OS Explorer map Eastbourne and Beachy Head Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. The village is east of ...

South Chailey South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

, Southerham, Stoneham, Whitesmith , Lewes, Wealden , - ! BN9 , NEWHAVEN ,

, Piddinghoe, South Heighton, Tarring Neville , Lewes , - ! BN10 , PEACEHAVEN , Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs , Lewes , - ! BN11 , WORTHING ,

, - ! BN12 , WORTHING ,

, Ferring, Goring-by-Sea , Arun, Worthing , - ! BN13 , WORTHING ,

Clapham Clapham () is a suburb in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (most notably Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. History Early history T ...

, Durrington,

High Salvington High Salvington is a neighbourhood of Worthing, in the borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is centred northwest of the town centre and is north of the A27. History Pre-history At the top of West Hill in High Salvington are remains o ...

, Patching, Tarring , Arun, Worthing , - ! BN14 , WORTHING ,

, Broadwater, Findon, Northend, Tarring , Arun, Worthing , - ! BN15 , LANCING , Lancing, Coombes, Sompting , Adur, Worthing , - ! BN16 , LITTLEHAMPTON ,

Angmering Angmering is a village and civil parish between Littlehampton and Worthing in West Sussex on the southern edge of the South Downs National Park, England; about two-thirds of the parish (mostly north of the A27 road) fall within the Park. It ...

, East Preston,

Kingston Gorse Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames ...

, Rustington , Arun , - ! BN17 , LITTLEHAMPTON , Littlehampton, Climping, Lyminster, Wick , Arun , - ! BN18 , ARUNDEL , Arundel, Amberley, Binsted,

Burpham Burpham is a rural village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. The village is on an arm of the River Arun slightly less than northeast of Arundel. A slight minority of the population qualifies as within the workin ...

, Crossbush, Fontwell, Ford, Houghton,

Madehurst Madehurst is a small village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England on the south slopes of the South Downs in the South Downs National Park. It is three miles (5 km) north-west of Arundel, to the west of the A29 road ...

, Poling, Slindon, Slindon Common, South Stoke,

Tortington Tortington is a small village in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It lies between the Arundel to Ford and the Arundel to Chichester roads, southwest of Arundel (where the population taken at the 2011 Census was included). History Befo ...

Walberton Walberton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, north-west of Littlehampton, and south of the A27 road. The land rises from above sea level, a quarter of the height of Nore Hill, the nearest foothill of t ...

Warningcamp Warningcamp is a clustered village and larger, semi-wooded mid-size civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is centred ENE of Arundel, on the east bank of the River Arun. The south-east quarter of the parish is woodlan ...

, Wepham, Yapton , Arun, Horsham , - ! BN20 , EASTBOURNE ,

Beachy Head Beachy Head is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. Beachy Head is located within the administrative area of Eastbourne Borough Council which owns the land, for ...

, East Dean, Friston, Old Town, Ratton, Wannock, Willingdon ,

, Wealden , - ! BN21 , EASTBOURNE ,

, Old Town , Eastbourne , - ! BN22 , EASTBOURNE ,

Hampden Park Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...

, Willingdon , Eastbourne, Wealden , - ! BN23 , EASTBOURNE ,

, Friday Street, Langney, Sovereign Harbour , Eastbourne , - ! BN24 , PEVENSEY ,

, Beachlands, Hankham, Normans Bay,

Pevensey Bay Pevensey ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The main village is located north-east of Eastbourne, one mile (1.6 km) inland from Pevensey Bay. The settlement of Pevensey Bay forms part o ...

, Stone Cross, Westham , Wealden , - ! BN25 , SEAFORD , Seaford, Bishopstone,

Cuckmere Haven Cuckmere Haven (also known as the Cuckmere estuary) is an area of flood plains in Sussex, England where the river Cuckmere meets the English Channel between Eastbourne and Seaford. The river is an example of a meandering river, and contains s ...

Exceat Cuckmere Valley is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Wealden District, Wealden District of East Sussex, England. As its name suggests, the parish consists of a number of small settlements in the lower reaches of the River Cuckmere. ...

, Norton, Rookery Hill, Westdean , Lewes, Wealden , - ! BN26 , POLEGATE , Polegate,

Alciston Alciston is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. It is inland, just off the A27 road, about north-west of Eastbourne and east of Lewes. The ecclesiastical parish is linked with that of Selmeston and B ...

, Alfriston, Arlington, Berwick, Caneheath, Filching, Folkington, Jevington, Litlington, Lullington, Milton Street, Sayerland,

Selmeston Selmeston is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located eight miles (13 km) east of Lewes, to the north of the A27 road between there and Polegate. The church existed at the time of its ment ...

, Summerhill, Wilmington , Wealden , - ! BN27 , HAILSHAM , Hailsham, Amberstone, Bodle Street, Bodle Street Green, Boreham Street, Carters Corner, Chalvington, Cowbeech, Downash, Golden Cross, Hellingly, Herstmonceux, Horsebridge, Lower Dicker, Lower Horsebridge, Magham Down, Mulbrooks, Rickney, Trolliloes, Upper Dicker,

Wartling Wartling is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, between Bexhill and Hailsham, ten miles (16 km) west of the latter at the northern edge of the Pevensey Levels. The parish includes Wartling itself an ...

, Windmill Hill , Wealden , - ! BN41 , BRIGHTON , Fishersgate,

Portslade Portslade is a western suburb of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Portslade Village, the original settlement a mile inland to the north, was built up in the 16th century. The arrival of the railway from Brighton in 1840 encouraged rapid de ...

, Adur, Brighton and Hove , - ! BN42 , BRIGHTON , Southwick , Adur , - ! BN43 , SHOREHAM-BY-SEA , Shoreham-by-Sea , Adur , - ! BN44 , STEYNING , Steyning, Ashurst, Botolphs,

Bramber Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined mediaeval castle which was the ''caput'' of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edge of the South Downs ...

Upper Beeding Upper Beeding is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the northern end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles (6.4 km) north of Shoreham-by-Sea and has a land area ...

, Wiston , Horsham , - ! BN45 , BRIGHTON ,

Poynings Poynings ( or ) is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies wholly with the South Downs National Park. To its south is Brighton and Hove, to its west is the Fulking parish, to its east ...

, Pyecombe, Saddlescombe , Mid Sussex , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BN50 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BRIGHTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Brighton PO boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BN51 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BRIGHTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Rottingdean PO boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BN52 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", HOVE , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Hove PO boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BN88 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BRIGHTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''

American Express American Express Company (Amex) is an American multinational corporation specialized in payment card services headquartered at 200 Vesey Street in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The company was found ...

'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BN91 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WORTHINGPost town for only allocated postcode is WORTHING. See BN91 9AA at http://www.royalmail.com/postcode-finder , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' RR Donnelley'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BN95 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LANCINGPost town for only allocated postcode is LANCING. See BN95 1AA at http://www.royalmail.com/postcode-finder , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' Prudential'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BN99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LANCING , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' Equiniti Limited (formerly Lloyds TSB Registrars)'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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