# BN3 3AU: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN3 3AU 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 BN3 3AU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn3) › [BN3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **115 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Brighton and Hove 026C: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **Hove, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **No property in BN3 3AU 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=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 026C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **£408,240 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN3 3AU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN3 3AU**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **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=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brunswick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-primary-school-e114446) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Montessori Place](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-montessori-place-e136947) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brighton Girls GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-girls-gdst-e114658) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-aided-primary-school-e114556) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 68% 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 | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-hove-and-sussex-sixth-form-college-e130669) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottesmore-st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e114567) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cardinal Newman Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-newman-catholic-school-e114611) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £415,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £1,200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £740,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hove (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE (500 m); WELLBN HEALTHCARE (530 m); TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m); MONTPELIER SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: LANE AND STEDMAN (310 m); CHARTER PHARMACY (500 m); OSBON PHARMACY (680 m); GUNNS PHARMACY (680 m); TRINITY PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: HOVE DENTAL CLINIC LTD (110 m); EATON ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (200 m); THE DENTAL PRACTICE (26 FARM ROAD) (270 m); TATE CENTRE (280 m); DENTAL SURGERY (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hove Western Rd Express (210 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Hove Western Road Local (250 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Church Road (340 m, Budgens); Cook Hove (420 m, Cook); Co-op Western Road Hove (520 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 026C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). Brighton and Hove 026C has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 026C was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 13,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,869** (2021). Brighton and Hove 026C had 1,869 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,952nd 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: 51.0%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 026C, 51.0% 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.

## BN3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £445,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BN3 was £445,000 in 2025. Joint 444th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 80,401** (2021). BN3 had 80,401 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 21st 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 BN3 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: 78.1%** (January 2026). In BN3, 78.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)
- Centre: 50.8282, -0.1620

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

## Your MP

- [Hove and Portslade](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hove-and-portslade): Peter Kyle (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=-0.1620,50.8282,BN33AU

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn3-3au