# Brighton and Hove

The south east of the South East. 284,170 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 83 square kilometres.

Brighton and Hove had 277,103 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Unitary authority. Code E06000043. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £408,948** (July 2026). Brighton and Hove’s average house price was £408,948 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove#f-house-price-average
- **Median full-time pay: £39,347** (2025). Full-time workers living in Brighton and Hove earned a median of £39,347 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 155th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove#f-median-pay-full-time
- **House price to pay: 10.4×** (2025). A home in Brighton and Hove costs 10.4 times local full-time pay. 43rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove#f-price-against-pay
- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). Brighton and Hove has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove#f-imd-2025-score

## On the map

- [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E06000043) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): 28 of Brighton and Hove’s 165 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
- [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E06000043) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Brighton and Hove’s 165 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 58.
- [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E06000043) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Brighton and Hove’s 165 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 503.
- [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E06000043) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Brighton and Hove’s 936 output areas range from 104 to 3,327.

## How Brighton and Hove compares

Each council against every other council the measure covers.

| Measure | Brighton and Hove | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average house price | £408,948 | 73rd most expensive | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Annual price change | −1.1% | 64th weakest | 360 areas, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Median full-time pay | £39,347 | 155th highest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| House price to pay | 10.4× | 43rd least affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| Deprivation score | 20.3 | joint 130th most deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 |

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together.

### House prices since 2000

Average house price each month for Brighton and Hove, South East, England, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.

| Month | Brighton and Hove | South East | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2000 | £96,191 | £105,145 | £71,017 |
| Jan 2001 | £111,431 | £119,563 | £79,663 |
| Jan 2002 | £137,446 | £138,188 | £90,840 |
| Jan 2003 | £164,787 | £170,299 | £114,816 |
| Jan 2004 | £179,231 | £183,513 | £131,914 |
| Jan 2005 | £198,685 | £197,095 | £149,713 |
| Jan 2006 | £201,398 | £202,770 | £157,240 |
| Jan 2007 | £226,131 | £222,209 | £171,666 |
| Jan 2008 | £245,343 | £237,074 | £181,037 |
| Jan 2009 | £204,935 | £196,036 | £153,585 |
| Jan 2010 | £225,157 | £219,580 | £164,711 |
| Jan 2011 | £233,803 | £218,315 | £164,697 |
| Jan 2012 | £239,343 | £219,302 | £164,449 |
| Jan 2013 | £247,152 | £226,909 | £166,938 |
| Jan 2014 | £265,722 | £242,778 | £177,748 |
| Jan 2015 | £291,668 | £266,846 | £191,523 |
| Jan 2016 | £320,737 | £295,893 | £208,050 |
| Jan 2017 | £341,219 | £315,255 | £218,655 |
| Jan 2018 | £350,568 | £323,399 | £227,594 |
| Jan 2019 | £363,381 | £324,657 | £230,974 |
| Jan 2020 | £358,809 | £324,130 | £234,049 |
| Jan 2021 | £381,869 | £337,566 | £249,890 |
| Jan 2022 | £405,671 | £368,184 | £270,231 |
| Jan 2023 | £443,542 | £387,727 | £285,817 |
| Jan 2024 | £415,300 | £369,326 | £278,060 |
| Jan 2025 | £415,744 | £381,267 | £287,264 |
| Jan 2026 | £403,822 | £379,707 | £290,511 |
| Jul 2026 | £408,948 | £380,878 | £293,479 |

## Wards in Brighton and Hove

[Brunswick & Adelaide](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/brunswick-and-adelaide), [Central Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/central-hove), [Coldean & Stanmer](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/coldean-and-stanmer), [Goldsmid](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/goldsmid), [Hangleton & Knoll](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/hangleton-and-knoll), [Hanover & Elm Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/hanover-and-elm-grove), [Hollingdean & Fiveways](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/hollingdean-and-fiveways), [Kemptown](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/kemptown), [Moulsecoomb & Bevendean](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/moulsecoomb-and-bevendean), [North Portslade](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/north-portslade), [Patcham & Hollingbury](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/patcham-and-hollingbury), [Preston Park](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/preston-park), [Queen's Park](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/queens-park), [Regency](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/regency), [Rottingdean & West Saltdean](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/rottingdean-and-west-saltdean), [Round Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/round-hill), [South Portslade](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/south-portslade), [West Hill & North Laine](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/west-hill-and-north-laine), [Westbourne & Poets' Corner](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/westbourne-and-poets-corner), [Westdene & Hove Park](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/westdene-and-hove-park), [Whitehawk & Marina](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/whitehawk-and-marina), [Wish](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/wish), [Woodingdean](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/ward/woodingdean)

## Middle areas in Brighton and Hove

[Aldrington](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/aldrington), [Aldrington South](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/aldrington-south), [Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/bevendean-and-moulsecoomb-east), [Brunswick](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/brunswick), [Coldean & Moulsecoomb North](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/coldean-and-moulsecoomb-north), [Elm Grove & Bear Road](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/elm-grove-and-bear-road), [Fiveways](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/fiveways), [Goldsmid East](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/goldsmid-east), [Goldsmid West](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/goldsmid-west), [Hangleton North](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/hangleton-north), [Hangleton South](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/hangleton-south), [Hanover](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/hanover), [Hollingbury](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/hollingbury), [Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/hollingdean-and-moulsecoomb-west), [Hove Central](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/hove-central), [Kemptown](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/kemptown), [King Alfred](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/king-alfred), [Mile Oak](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/mile-oak), [North Laine & the Lanes](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/north-laine-and-the-lanes), [Patcham East](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/patcham-east), [Patcham West & Westdene](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/patcham-west-and-westdene), [Portslade Village](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/portslade-village), [Portslade by Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/portslade-by-sea), [Preston Park](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/preston-park), [Roedean & Marina](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/roedean-and-marina), [Rottingdean & Saltdean](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/rottingdean-and-saltdean), [Round Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/round-hill), [Seven Dials](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/seven-dials), [St James's Street & Queen's Park](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/st-jamess-street-and-queens-park), [West Blatchington](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/west-blatchington), [Whitehawk](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/whitehawk), [Withdean Woods](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/withdean-woods), [Woodingdean](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/woodingdean)

## Constituencies mostly in Brighton and Hove

[Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-kemptown-and-peacehaven), [Brighton Pavilion](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-pavilion), [Hove and Portslade](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hove-and-portslade)

## Postcodes in Brighton and Hove

[Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/postcodes)

## Neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove

165 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove

## Brighton and Hove in brief

Brighton and Hove’s average house price was £408,948 in July 2026.
Full-time workers living in Brighton and Hove earned a median of £39,347 in 2025.
A home in Brighton and Hove costs 10.4 times local full-time pay.
Brighton and Hove has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

## MPs for Brighton and Hove

- [Brighton Pavilion](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-pavilion): Siân Berry (Green Party), MP since July 2024. 37% of the people here.
- [Hove and Portslade](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hove-and-portslade): Peter Kyle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 37% of the people here.
- [Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-kemptown-and-peacehaven): Chris Ward (Labour), MP since July 2024. 26% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## About

- Type: Unitary authority
- Code: E06000043
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 82.82 km²
- People, mid-2025: 284,170
- Wards: 23
- Middle areas: 33
- Neighbourhoods: 165
- Output areas: 936

## Next door

[Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes), [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex), [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur), [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham)

## Similar places

Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol), [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley), [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow), [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading), [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon), [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor).

## Latest updates for Brighton and Hove

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

## More on this place

- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000043

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