Is there a power cut in the Brighton postcode area right now?
No known power cut currently affects the BN postcode area.
The BN postcode area covers Brighton and the surrounding postcodes.
Active incidents
No active incidents currently affect the BN postcode area.
Planned work
No planned work currently affects the BN postcode area.
Recently restored
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restored UK Power Networks
BN1 4GU, BN1 4LG, BN1 4
A fault occurred on a piece of our electrical equipment which controls the power to your home.
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restored UK Power Networks
BN5 9TA, BN5 9TE, BN5 9
We were investigating an overhead electricity line fault which caused a power cut in the local area.
Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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restored UK Power Networks
BN3 1JL, BN3 1JJ, BN3 1JW, BN3 2JQ, BN3 2HA, BN3 1JN
A fault occurred on a piece of our electrical equipment which controls the power to your home.
Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Last 14 days
| Operator | Power cuts | Typical time to fix |
|---|---|---|
| UK Power Networks | 46 | 2h 42m |
| Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks | 4 | 4h 51m |
| Total | 50 | 3h 46m |
Postcode districts in the BN area
| District | Current | Total (14d) | Planned (14d) | Last power cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Brighton, Coldean, Falmer, Hollingbury, Patcham, Preston, Stanmer, Withdean |
0 | 6 | 0 | 08 Oct, 20:58 |
| Brighton Brighton, Bevendean, Brighton Marina, Kemptown, Moulsecoomb, Ovingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean |
0 | 2 | 0 | 06 Oct, 03:34 |
| Hove Hove, Aldrington, Hangleton, West Blatchington |
0 | 9 | 0 | 08 Oct, 20:05 |
| Henfield Henfield, Blackstone, Edburton, Fulking, Small Dole, Wineham, Woodmancote |
0 | 2 | 0 | 08 Oct, 07:23 |
| Hassocks Hassocks, Albourne, Clayton, Ditchling, Goddards Green, Hurstpierpoint, Keymer, Newtimber |
0 | 1 | 0 | 29 Sept, 03:22 |
| Lewes Lewes, Cooksbridge, East Chiltington, Iford, Kingston, Offham, Plumpton, Plumpton Green |
0 | 1 | 0 | 25 Sept, 18:57 |
| Lewes Barcombe, Barcombe Cross, Beddingham, Chailey Green, Chiddingly, East Hoathly, Firle, Glynde |
0 | 4 | 0 | 07 Oct, 10:39 |
| Newhaven Newhaven, Denton, Piddinghoe, South Heighton, Tarring Neville |
0 | 5 | 0 | 08 Oct, 07:20 |
| Peacehaven Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs |
0 | 1 | 0 | 07 Oct, 12:18 |
| Worthing Worthing |
0 | 1 | 0 | 29 Sept, 19:45 |
| Worthing Worthing, Clapham, Durrington, High Salvington, Patching, Tarring |
0 | 1 | 0 | 28 Sept, 02:32 |
| Worthing Worthing, Broadwater, Findon, Northend, Tarring |
0 | 4 | 0 | 07 Oct, 23:00 |
| Lancing Lancing, Coombes, Sompting |
0 | 1 | 0 | 01 Oct, 10:19 |
| Littlehampton Angmering, East Preston, Kingston Gorse, Rustington |
0 | 1 | 0 | 28 Sept, 02:32 |
| Littlehampton Littlehampton, Climping, Lyminster, Wick |
0 | 3 | 0 | 06 Oct, 12:09 |
| Arundel Arundel, Amberley, Binsted, Burpham, Crossbush, Fontwell, Ford, Houghton |
0 | 4 | 1 | 07 Oct, 09:58 |
| Eastbourne Eastbourne, Hampden Park, Willingdon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 03 Oct, 17:32 |
| Eastbourne Eastbourne, Friday Street, Langney, Sovereign Harbour |
0 | 3 | 0 | 07 Oct, 16:17 |
| Seaford Seaford, Bishopstone, Cuckmere Haven, Exceat, Norton, Rookery Hill, Westdean |
0 | 7 | 0 | 07 Oct, 06:24 |
| Polegate Polegate, Alciston, Alfriston, Arlington, Berwick, Caneheath, Filching, Folkington |
0 | 1 | 0 | 02 Oct, 12:42 |
| Brighton Fishersgate, Portslade |
0 | 5 | 0 | 05 Oct, 06:25 |
| Shoreham-By-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 30 Sept, 12:59 |
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We've been collecting outage data since 12 September 2026.
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