# BN2 3LG: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN2 3LG 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 BN2 3LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2) › [BN2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2-3)

## Around this postcode

- **117 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Brighton and Hove 015A: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **London Road (Brighton), 790 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **No property in BN2 3LG 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=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **£408,948 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **83.6% can get gigabit broadband at BN2 3LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **Loud road and rail noise at BN2 3LG**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fairlight Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlight-primary-school-e114487) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-cofe-primary-school-e114539) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elm Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-grove-primary-school-e114477) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Downs Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downs-infant-school-e114367) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Coombe Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coombe-road-primary-school-e152644) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Downs Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downs-junior-school-e114366) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Brighton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-brighton-e143046) | Independent | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Luke's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-primary-school-e114374) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £231,510 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £552,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: London Road (Brighton) (790 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE (450 m); ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (450 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (460 m); WESTONS PHARMACY (490 m); SHARPS PHARMACY (600 m); O'FLINN PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); COOMBE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (620 m); PROVIDENCE PLACE DENTAL SURGERY (950 m); FIVEWAYS DENCARE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Lewes Road (110 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Lewes Rd (160 m, Sainsburys); M&S University Brighton BP (200 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Moulsecoomb Brighton (560 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Brighton - University of Brighton (760 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). Brighton and Hove 015A has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,892nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £268,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 015A was £268,500 in 2025. Joint 13,303rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,905** (2021). Brighton and Hove 015A had 1,905 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,107th 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 015A, 93.1% 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.

## BN2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £398,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN2 was £398,500 in 2025. 610th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 94,706** (2021). BN2 had 94,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 9th 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 BN2 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In BN2, 89.5% 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: 50.8357, -0.1254

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=-0.1254,50.8357,BN23LG

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