# BN3 8PJ: area report for a postcode in Brighton and Hove

BN3 8PJ 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 8PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) › [BN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn3) › [BN3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Brighton and Hove 006A: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **Portslade, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **No property in BN3 8PJ 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=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Brighton and Hove 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **£408,948 average price**: For the whole of Brighton and Hove, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BN3 8PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BN3 8PJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **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=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hangleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hangleton-primary-school-e151062) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024, before the school changed | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-blatchington-primary-and-nursery-school-e149963) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-school-e139409) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Goldstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldstone-primary-school-e114398) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blatchington Mill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blatchington-mill-school-e114606) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 52.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aldrington CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldrington-cofe-primary-school-e114555) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hove-park-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e114607) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hill Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-park-school-e114687) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £418,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £272,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2025 | £372,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2023 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: BURWASH PHARMACY (610 m); BOOTS (650 m); BOOTS (670 m)
- Dental practices: HANGLETON DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m); ANGEL DENTAL PRACTICE (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Westway Hove Express (620 m, Tesco); Co-op Hangleton - The Parade (670 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.1** (2025). Brighton and Hove 006A has a deprivation score of 27.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove 006A was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 11,304th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,540** (2021). Brighton and Hove 006A had 1,540 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,331st 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Brighton and Hove 006A, 99.9% 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: 50.8506, -0.1961

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), 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=-0.1961,50.8506,BN38PJ

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