BN1 8HQ
PostcodeA postcode in Brighton and Hove 004B, Patcham & Hollingbury ward, Brighton and Hove.
This report describes the area around BN1 8HQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around BN1 8HQ
- 23 crimes within 500 mAugust, up 92% on JulyBrighton and Hove 004B: 18 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Preston Park, 1.7 kmAbout 21 minutes on footExact point
- 4 schools within 800 mNearest is 490 m awayExact point
- No property in BN1 8HQ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 10%This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 004BNeighbourhood
- £408,948 average priceFor the whole of Brighton and Hove, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 560 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN1 8HQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at BN1 8HQRoad 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 65% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near BN1 8HQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Patcham High School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 490 m 6 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| Patcham Infant School Primary | 560 m 7 minutes on foot | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Patcham Junior School Primary. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 620 m 8 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, October 2024 |
| Varndean College Sixth form and further education | 760 m 10 minutes on foot | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Downs View Life Skills College Special | 810 m 10 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Varndean School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 54.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 930 m 12 minutes on foot | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| Carden Nursery and Primary School Primary. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1 km 13 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Dorothy Stringer School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.1 km 13 minutes on foot | Good (overall), October 2023 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near BN1 8HQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £585,000Mayfield Crescent, BN1 8HQApril 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £300,500Mayfield Crescent, BN1 8HRMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold30 m
- £640,000Greenfield Crescent, BN1 8HLOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold70 m
- £290,000Church Close, BN1 8HSJanuary 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold110 m
- £605,000Greenfield Crescent, BN1 8HJJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
- £690,000Braybon Avenue, BN1 8HHFebruary 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
- £530,000Braybon Avenue, BN1 8HGNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
- £425,000Wilmington Way, BN1 8JHNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of BN1 8HQ
In a straight linePharmacies
- PATCHAM PHARMACY680 m
Dental practices
- DENTAL SURGERY760 m
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys Brighton Carden Avenue LocalSainsburys560 m
- Co-op PatchamThe Co-operative Group880 m
The neighbourhood: Brighton and Hove 004B
Everything about Brighton and Hove 004BThe postcode district: BN1
Everything about BN1Your MP
- Siân BerryGreen PartyMP for Brighton Pavilion
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.