# BN2 5AW: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN2 5AW 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 5AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2) › [BN2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **577 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Brighton and Hove 027E: 1,178 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **Brighton, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **No property in BN2 5AW 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=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 027E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **£408,240 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **20 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **87% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **Low road and rail noise at BN2 5AW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **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=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e114543) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Middle Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middle-street-primary-school-e114369) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalen-catholic-primary-school-e114541) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Brighton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-brighton-e143046) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Carlton Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlton-hill-primary-school-e114381) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tarnerland Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tarnerland-nursery-school-e114350) | Nursery | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Brighton Girls GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-girls-gdst-e114658) | Independent | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Team Domenica](https://openindex.co.uk/school/team-domenica-e149471) | Special | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £312,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2024 | £437,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| May 2026 | £585,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £485,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brighton (300 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE (190 m); ARCH HEALTHCARE (460 m); SHIP STREET SURGERY (550 m); REGENCY SURGERY (580 m); MONTPELIER SURGERY (590 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (320 m); ROSS PHARMACY (440 m); SEVEN DIALS PHARMACY (620 m); ASHTONS HOSPITAL PHARMACY SERVICES LTD (620 m); PAVILLION PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL HEALTH SPA (250 m); DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); TRAFALGAR STREET DENTAL SURGERY (330 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Brighton Queens Rd Express (80 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Brighton Queens Road Local (120 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Brighton Jubilee St Express (220 m, Tesco); Budgens Brighton (230 m, Budgens); M&S Brighton Rail SF (320 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 027E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.0** (2025). Brighton and Hove 027E has a deprivation score of 39.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,847th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 027E was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,846** (2021). Brighton and Hove 027E had 1,846 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,555th 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: 79.0%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 027E, 79.0% 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: 50.8263, -0.1408

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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.1408,50.8263,BN25AW

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2-5aw