Living in BN2, Brighton and Hove
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BN2 in Brighton and Hove. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central BN2 sold at a median of £385,000 across 41 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Brighton and Hove are down 1.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 38 schools within about 3 miles, 76% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of BN2 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Brighton & Hove pays £2,581 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 367 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Brighton and Hove: £408,948, down 1.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.
Check sold prices for a specific address in BN2 →
See where BN2 ranks across South East →
Council tax at Band D in Brighton and Hove: £2,581 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare BN2 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BN2 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around BN2
41 recorded home sales on the streets around central BN2 in the last 2 years, with a median of £385,000 and a range from £230,000 to £600,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 Wilson Avenue, BN2 5PD | Semi-detached | £475,000 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| 28 Reading Road, BN2 5NE | Semi-detached | £560,000 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| 9 Desmond Way, BN2 5PN | Semi-detached | £397,900 | 11 Mar 2026 |
| 6 Sadler Way, BN2 5PL | Semi-detached | £460,000 | 12 Feb 2026 |
| 23 Swanborough Drive, BN2 5PJ | Semi-detached | £500,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| 13 Alan Way, BN2 5PF | Semi-detached | £485,000 | 12 Jan 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
38 schools within 3 miles , of which 76% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Academy Whitehawk | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi away | no figure |
| Elm Grove Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.0 mi away | no figure |
| Woodingdean Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.2 mi away | no figure |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| Coombe Road Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.3 mi away | 1.8 mi 2025/26 |
| Fairlight Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
Schools in BN2 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Hill Primary School | Primary | 0.35 mi | 2025/26 |
| Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 0.48 mi | 2025/26 |
| St Luke's Primary School | Primary | 1.28 mi | 2025/26 |
| Coombe Road Primary School | Primary | 1.8 mi | 2025/26 |
| Saltdean Primary School | Primary | 3.39 mi | 2025/26 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Brighton and Hove schools admitted from, school by school →
23 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, plus 5 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Brighton College, Brighton College Prep School, Kings Brighton, Oxford International College, Brighton, Roedean School.
All 5 fee-paying schools near BN2, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
Universities
2 higher education institutions within 3 miles: University of Brighton, University of Sussex.
Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 17.8% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 15.2% |
| Skilled trades | 14.5% |
| Professional occupations | 12.1% |
| Associate professional and technical | 11.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How BN2 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 9.5 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of BN2 (E01016864, 1,492 residents in 2021, up 0.9% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 9.5 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 41.3% | 42.2% | +0.9 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 6.7% | 10.2% | +3.5 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 49.1% | 47.1% | -2.0 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 17.4% | 18.5% | +1.1 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 19.9% | 19.1% | -0.8 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 13.2% | 22.7% | +9.5 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 12.2% | 15.5% | +3.3 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 73.3% | 72.8% | -0.5 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 90.3% | 85.6% | -4.7 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
367 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BN2 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Brighton and Hove's figures.
Buses from the centre of BN2
Best-served stop: St David's Hall, with 12.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BN2 is St David's Hall: 12.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 7.5 in the evening and 7.8 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:13, last 23:40. Routes there: 1, 21, 72, 23, 71, 71A. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of BN2. The nearest, Broadway Surgery, has 2,287 registered patients and 2,859 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Surgery | 0.3 mi | 2,287 | 2,859 |
| Wellsbourne Healthcare Cic | 0.3 mi | 8,561 | 1,327 |
| Woodingdean Medical Centre | 1.2 mi | 8,716 | 2,072 |
Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Brighton & Hove pays £2,581 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Brighton & Hove, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £2,055 | +5.1% |
| 2022-23 | £2,119 | +3.1% |
| 2023-24 | £2,229 | +5.2% |
| 2024-25 | £2,339 | +4.9% |
| 2025-26 | £2,457 | +5.0% |
| 2026-27 | £2,581 | +5.0% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Brighton & Hove was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£15.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about BN2
What is the average house price in BN2?
The average sold price in Brighton and Hove is £408,948 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in BN2?
Prices in Brighton and Hove are down 1.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in BN2?
The median of 41 recorded sales around central BN2 in the last 2 years is £385,000, ranging from £230,000 to £600,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in BN2?
38 schools sit within 3 miles of central BN2, and 76% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in BN2?
367 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BN2 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is BN2 at risk of flooding?
Central BN2 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is BN2 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 76% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £385,000; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 367 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is BN2 safe?
367 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BN2 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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