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Patcham East

Middle area

North Brighton and Hove. 7,813 people in 3.2 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 Patcham East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£470,000
Joint 1,188th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,790
Joint 3,900th 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
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Patcham East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Patcham East at a rate of 91.1 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 offences244
Other crime155
Criminal damage and arson83
Anti-social behaviour82
Drug offences74
Shoplifting49
Burglary10
Vehicle crime9
Robbery3
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Patcham East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Patcham East is £470,000.
£470,00010th 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. Patcham East is 7,790.
7,7909th least 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%. Patcham East 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%. Patcham East is 94.9%.
94.9%14th highest

Is Patcham East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Patcham East at a rate of 91.1 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, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Patcham East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (244), other crime (155) and criminal damage and arson (83).

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 Patcham East alone. See Brighton and Hove

Average house price
£408,948
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Patcham East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Patcham East was £470,000 in 2025.

Patcham East had 7,790 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Patcham East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Patcham East, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.