BN3 postcode area
The BN3 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brighton and Hove. Area Scores range from 12 to 98 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the BN3 district: West Blatchington scores 98 out of 100 (#115 of 6,856 nationally) while St James's Street & Queen's Park sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £332,500 in Seven Dials to £820,000 in West Blatchington — a 2.5× gap within the BN3 district.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| West BlatchingtonBrighton and Hove | 115 | 98 | £820,000 |
| Withdean WoodsBrighton and Hove | 951 | 86 | £560,500 |
| Goldsmid EastBrighton and Hove | 1,787 | 74 | £347,500 |
| AldringtonBrighton and Hove | 2,233 | 67 | £557,000 |
| Seven DialsBrighton and Hove | 2,891 | 58 | £332,500 |
| Portslade by SeaBrighton and Hove | 3,083 | 55 | £457,500 |
| Aldrington SouthBrighton and Hove | 3,097 | 55 | £562,250 |
| Hove CentralBrighton and Hove | 3,508 | 49 | £370,500 |
| King AlfredBrighton and Hove | 3,590 | 48 | £392,500 |
| Goldsmid WestBrighton and Hove | 3,624 | 47 | £395,000 |
| Hangleton SouthBrighton and Hove | 3,878 | 43 | £517,500 |
| Hangleton NorthBrighton and Hove | 4,351 | 36 | £475,000 |
| BrunswickBrighton and Hove | 4,577 | 33 | £340,000 |
| St James's Street & Queen's ParkBrighton and Hove | 5,976 | 13 | £345,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around BN3.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.