BN1 postcode area · Brighton and Hove
The BN1 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brighton and Hove, Lewes, Mid Sussex. Area Scores range from 12 to 92 across them. Every full BN1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The BN1 district contains both ends of the scale: Fiveways at 92 out of 100 (#533 of 6,856 in England) against St James's Street & Queen's Park at 13, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 9 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £332,500 in Seven Dials to £586,750 in Fiveways — a 1.8× gap within the BN1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Brighton and Hove, Lewes and Mid Sussex — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the BN1 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| FivewaysBrighton and Hove | 533 | 92 | £586,750 |
| HollingburyBrighton and Hove | 738 | 89 | £530,000 |
| Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & RodmellLewes | 896 | 87 | £497,500 |
| Patcham West & WestdeneBrighton and Hove | 930 | 86 | £565,000 |
| Withdean WoodsBrighton and Hove | 951 | 86 | £560,500 |
| Rottingdean & SaltdeanBrighton and Hove | 1,410 | 79 | £475,000 |
| Goldsmid EastBrighton and Hove | 1,787 | 74 | £347,500 |
| Patcham EastBrighton and Hove | 2,027 | 70 | £465,000 |
| Hurstpierpoint & BolneyMid Sussex | 2,116 | 69 | £541,500 |
| Preston ParkBrighton and Hove | 2,418 | 65 | £350,000 |
| Seven DialsBrighton and Hove | 2,891 | 58 | £332,500 |
| Round HillBrighton and Hove | 3,062 | 55 | £334,500 |
| Hove CentralBrighton and Hove | 3,508 | 49 | £370,500 |
| Hangleton NorthBrighton and Hove | 4,351 | 36 | £475,000 |
| Coldean & Moulsecoomb NorthBrighton and Hove | 4,426 | 35 | £380,000 |
| BrunswickBrighton and Hove | 4,577 | 33 | £340,000 |
| North Laine & the LanesBrighton and Hove | 5,160 | 25 | £407,500 |
| Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb WestBrighton and Hove | 5,928 | 14 | £422,500 |
| St James's Street & Queen's ParkBrighton and Hove | 5,976 | 13 | £345,000 |
People living in BN1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 55% · Christian 31% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 20%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in BN1
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN1 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around BN1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.