# BN2 4QN: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN2 4QN 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 4QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2) › [BN2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Brighton and Hove 009C: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **Moulsecoomb, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **No property in BN2 4QN 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=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **£408,240 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN2 4QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **Low road and rail noise at BN2 4QN**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **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=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moulsecoomb Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moulsecoomb-primary-school-e147680) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brighton Aldridge Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-aldridge-community-academy-e136164) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hertford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertford-primary-school-e114368) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Central Hub Brighton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-hub-brighton-e138565) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Bevendean Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bevendean-primary-school-and-nursery-e114485) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coldean Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coldean-primary-school-e114384) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coombe Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coombe-road-primary-school-e152644) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Carden Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carden-nursery-and-primary-school-e131789) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £342,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2024 | £289,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2024 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| October 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE AVENUE SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: UNIVERSITY PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (250 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Brighton (920 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £408,240** (August 2026). Brighton and Hove’s average house price was £408,240 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.4** (2025). Brighton and Hove 009C has a deprivation score of 51.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,126th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £362,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 009C was £362,500 in 2025. Joint 10,878th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,544** (2021). Brighton and Hove 009C had 1,544 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,115th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 009C, 100.0% 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: 50.8525, -0.1077

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

## Your MP

- [Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brighton-kemptown-and-peacehaven): Chris Ward (Labour), 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), August 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=-0.1077,50.8525,BN24QN

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2-4qn