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Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West

Middle area

Central Brighton and Hove. 9,302 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£418,750
1,735th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,547
2,674th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West at a rate of 130.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.0 per 1,000 people across Brighton and Hove.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences380
Anti-social behaviour285
Other crime212
Criminal damage and arson117
Shoplifting99
Drug offences40
Burglary35
Vehicle crime33
Robbery10
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West compares

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Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb WestMiddle
Median sale price33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from £325,000 to £818,500. The middle area is £407,500. Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West is £418,750.
£418,75015th most expensive
Population33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · 2021
Population: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from 6,488 to 10,738. The middle area is 8,385. Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West is 8,547.
8,54715th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from 51.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 93.6%. Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West is 86.6%.
86.6%9th lowest

Is Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West at a rate of 130.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.0 per 1,000 people across Brighton and Hove.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (380), anti-social behaviour (285) and other crime (212).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Brighton and Hove

These figures are published for the whole of Brighton and Hove, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Brighton and Hove and not Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West alone. See Brighton and Hove

Average house price
£408,240
Down 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,347
155th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.4×
43rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
Joint 130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West was £418,750 in 2025.

Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West had 8,547 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.