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BN2 postcode area · Brighton and Hove

The BN2 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brighton and Hove, Lewes. Area Scores range from 1 to 79 across them. Every full BN2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BN2 district: Rottingdean & Saltdean scores 79 out of 100 (#1,410 of 6,856 nationally) while Whitehawk sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £334,500 in Round Hill to £475,000 in Rottingdean & Saltdean. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Brighton and Hove and Lewes — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,177a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime143per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied47%

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 BN2 district

£400,000median home sold over the past year · +8.1% over 5 years · -1.2% over the year · 1,050 sales
Detached£530,000
Semi-detached£420,000
Terraced£450,000
Flat£275,000
Brighton and Hove£419,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Rottingdean & SaltdeanBrighton and Hove 1,41079 £475,000
Elm Grove & Bear RoadBrighton and Hove 1,95272 £425,000
East Saltdean & Telscombe CliffsLewes 2,06170 £385,000
HanoverBrighton and Hove 2,80259 £450,000
Round HillBrighton and Hove 3,06255 £334,500
WoodingdeanBrighton and Hove 3,79645 £400,000
Roedean & MarinaBrighton and Hove 4,04341 £415,000
Coldean & Moulsecoomb NorthBrighton and Hove 4,42635 £380,000
North Laine & the LanesBrighton and Hove 5,16025 £407,500
KemptownBrighton and Hove 5,22224 £360,000
Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb WestBrighton and Hove 5,92814 £422,500
St James's Street & Queen's ParkBrighton and Hove 5,97613 £345,000
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb EastBrighton and Hove 6,01712 £350,000
WhitehawkBrighton and Hove 6,7432 £385,000

People living in BN2 Census 2021

Residents125,335
Median age (est.)36
Density2,789per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van41%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 23%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 22%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 10%Other: 21%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 10%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 84%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 56% · Christian 30% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BN2.

BN88 BN1 BN50 BN51 BN3 BN52 BN6 BN45

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.