# BN1 8XJ: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN1 8XJ 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 8XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn1) › [BN1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 34% on July. Brighton and Hove 003B: 145 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **Preston Park, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **No property in BN1 8XJ 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=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **£408,948 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN1 8XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN1 8XJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Downs View Life Skills College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downs-view-life-skills-college-e146089) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Patcham Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/patcham-infant-school-e114373) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Westdene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westdene-primary-school-e114380) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Patcham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/patcham-high-school-e114608) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Patcham Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/patcham-junior-school-e114372) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Varndean College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/varndean-college-e130668) | Sixth form and further education | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Dorothy Stringer School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorothy-stringer-school-e114580) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Carden Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carden-nursery-and-primary-school-e131789) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £1,250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2023 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| December 2024 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2025 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2026 | £745,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2024 | £320,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: FIELDS PHARMACY (580 m); PATCHAM PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); DENTAL SURGERY (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Patcham (230 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Brighton and Hove 003B has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £432,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 003B was £432,000 in 2025. Joint 7,147th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,653** (2021). Brighton and Hove 003B had 1,653 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,557th 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: 86.4%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 003B, 86.4% 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: 50.8628, -0.1543

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=-0.1543,50.8628,BN18XJ

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