# BN2 7HX: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN2 7HX 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 7HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2) › [BN2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Brighton and Hove 033D: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **Southease - Piddinghoe Road, 6.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **No property in BN2 7HX 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=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 033D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **£408,948 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **No gigabit broadband at BN2 7HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **Low road and rail noise at BN2 7HX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **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=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-rc-school-e114544) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-primary-school-rottingdean-e114537) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saltdean Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saltdean-primary-school-e114479) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longhill High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longhill-high-school-e114581) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oxford International College, Brighton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-international-college-brighton-e149337) | Independent | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| September 2023 | £548,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £865,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £694,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £217,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: ROTTINGDEAN DENTAL CARE (30 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Rottingdean Express (20 m, Tesco); Budgens Rottingdean (110 m, Budgens)

## 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 033D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.6** (2025). Brighton and Hove 033D has a deprivation score of 9.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £455,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 033D was £455,000 in 2025. Joint 6,149th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,716** (2021). Brighton and Hove 033D had 1,716 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,851st 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: 59.8%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 033D, 59.8% 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: 50.8037, -0.0582

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), 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=-0.0582,50.8037,BN27HX

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