BN3 postcode area · Brighton and Hove
The BN3 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brighton and Hove. Area Scores range from 12 to 98 across them. Every full BN3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
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.
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 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 |
People living in BN3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 54% · Christian 31% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 23%
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 BN3
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BN3 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around BN3.
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.