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Whitehawk & Marina

Ward

South east Brighton and Hove. About 12,495 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
12,181
1,529th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whitehawk & Marina compares

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

Whitehawk & MarinaMiddle
Population23 wards, Brighton and Hove · 2021
Population: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 8,783 to 16,015. The middle area is 10,610. Whitehawk & Marina is 12,181.
12,1819th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 wards, Brighton and Hove · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Whitehawk & Marina is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Brighton and Hove · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 37.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.4%. Whitehawk & Marina is 94.8%.
94.8%8th highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Brighton and Hove · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 2.3% to 6.5%. The middle area is 4.2%. Whitehawk & Marina is 6.5%.
6.5%highest

Is Whitehawk & Marina safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitehawk & Marina at a rate of 164.5 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, 177 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whitehawk & Marina.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (684), anti-social behaviour (454) and other crime (446).

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 ward, so they describe all of Brighton and Hove and not Whitehawk & Marina 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
Whitehawk & Marina in brief

Whitehawk & Marina had 12,181 usual residents at the census.

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

In Whitehawk & Marina, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whitehawk & Marina, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.