# BN3 7GQ: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN3 7GQ 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 7GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn3) › [BN3 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn3-7)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. Brighton and Hove 013C: 120 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **Portslade, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **No property in BN3 7GQ 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=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **£408,240 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN3 7GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BN3 7GQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ
- **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=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Benfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benfield-primary-school-e151063) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2019 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goldstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldstone-primary-school-e114398) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hove Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hove-junior-school-e114403) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Hove Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-hove-infant-school-e114428) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [The Lioncare School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lioncare-school-e131356) | Special | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e114570) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brackenbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brackenbury-primary-school-e114413) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Nicolas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-cofe-primary-school-e114560) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £740,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £317,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £485,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Portslade (350 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WISH PARK SURGERY (890 m); HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m); PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (510 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (890 m); BOOTS (910 m); BOOTS (1 km)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (620 m); SUSSEX DENTAL GROUP WEST HOVE (940 m); HANGLETON DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m); ANGEL DENTAL PRACTICE (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Portslade (360 m, Aldi); Iceland Portslade (470 m, Iceland); Tesco Portslade Superstore (570 m, Tesco); Sainsburys West Hove (610 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Portland Road Hove (750 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.6** (2025). Brighton and Hove 013C has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,701st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £423,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 013C was £423,750 in 2025. Joint 7,593rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,552** (2021). Brighton and Hove 013C had 1,552 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,675th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 013C, 98.0% 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: 50.8374, -0.2011

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=-0.2011,50.8374,BN37GQ

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