# BN1 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN1 2LQ is a postcode in Brighton and Hove.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Brighton and Hove. Open the map at BN1 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn1) › [BN1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **278 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Brighton and Hove 029D: 170 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **Brighton, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **No property in BN1 2LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 029D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **£408,948 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **14 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **89.4% can get gigabit broadband at BN1 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN1 2LQ**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalen-catholic-primary-school-e114541) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brighton Girls GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-girls-gdst-e114658) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e114543) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brunswick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-primary-school-e114446) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Middle Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middle-street-primary-school-e114369) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-hove-and-sussex-sixth-form-college-e130669) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Montessori Place](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-montessori-place-e136947) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Windlesham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windlesham-school-e114618) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £405,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £462,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £800,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £272,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WELLBN HEALTHCARE (220 m); MONTPELIER SURGERY (470 m); SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m); CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m); SHIP STREET SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: GUNNS PHARMACY (100 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (280 m); LANE AND STEDMAN (470 m); BOOTS (750 m); SEVEN DIALS PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (80 m); DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); HAMPTON PLACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (280 m); DENTAL SURGERY (320 m); THE DENTAL PRACTICE (26 FARM ROAD) (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Brighton (170 m, Waitrose); Co-op Western Road Hove (230 m, The Southern Co-operative); Sainsburys Brighton Western Road Local (240 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Brighton Westrn Rd Express (530 m, Tesco); M&S Brighton (550 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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.
- **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.
- **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.
- **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.

## Brighton and Hove 029D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.9** (2025). Brighton and Hove 029D has a deprivation score of 29.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,312th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 029D was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,674** (2021). Brighton and Hove 029D had 1,674 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,643rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.8%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 029D, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BN1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN1 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 84,027** (2021). BN1 had 84,027 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 17th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BN1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.2%** (January 2026). In BN1, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)
- Centre: 50.8240, -0.1536

Council: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Brighton Pavilion](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-pavilion): Siân Berry (Green Party), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1536,50.8240,BN12LQ

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