Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at BN3 6UP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | Primary | 450 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Westdene Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Blatchington Mill School | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.4 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 19.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dorothy Stringer School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 53.3 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| Windlesham School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hove Park | 850 m | 25 |
| Football | Nevill Playing Fields | 880 m | 10 |
| Swimming | Surrenden Swimming Pool | 2.1 km | 10 |
| Skateboard | Hollingdean Skatepark | 3.1 km | 10 |
| Golf | Brighton & Hove Golf Club | 2.7 km | 8 |
| Cricket | St Peter's Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Running | Withdean Stadium | 950 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Preston Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Rugby union | Hove Recreation Ground | 890 m | 4 |
| Cycling | One City | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Space | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Withdean Sports Complex | 960 m | 2 |
| Squash | Withdean Sports Complex | 960 m | 2 |
| Padel | Nick Rivett Sport | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Boxing | FitLab | 2.5 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 41. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Preston Park, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Shirley Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 21); 16 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 74 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Blatchington Mill School, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (1.5 km) and Shoreham Academy (5.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 600 m away, with Woodland Newsagent closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matlock Surgery (1.0 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, The Beauty Rooms is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 5.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 53% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 17 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
9 Vines is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Nevill Public House the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
It's largely interwar: 40% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Hove Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Withdean Sports Complex (950 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Hove, 2.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 34 km away.
20 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| The Lioncare School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
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Every primary near BN3 6UP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is INTO University Partnerships, 3.4 km away.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.