BN1 postcode area guide — Brighton and Hove
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN1 postcode district in Brighton and Hove — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.3%
Gigabit-capable
78.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the BN1 postcode district (Brighton and Hove) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,554 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.2%.
Around 0.2% of premises in BN1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BN1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN1 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BN1 1AD | 56.9% | 56.9% |
| BN1 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BN1 1AF | 59.3% | 51.9% |
| BN1 1AG | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| BN1 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BN1 1AJ | 50% | 50% |
| BN1 1AL | 70% | 70% |
| BN1 1AN | 53.8% | 53.8% |
| BN1 1AP | 94.1% | 94.1% |
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Mobile signal around Brighton and Hove
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Brighton And Hove district (145,459 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
89.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
98%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN1
Police recorded 702 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 195 | 27.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 154 | 21.9% |
| Shoplifting | 145 | 20.7% |
| Public order | 50 | 7.1% |
| Other theft | 29 | 4.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 26 | 3.7% |
| Drugs | 24 | 3.4% |
| Robbery | 16 | 2.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BN1
Based on 848 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN1 is £425,000, up 2.4% on the previous year (£415,000).
Detached
£740,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£515,000
143 sales
Terraced
£572,000
240 sales
Flat / maisonette
£290,000
353 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £295,000 | Flat | Park Manor | BN1 6YP |
| 21 May 2026 | £622,500 | Terraced | Carden Avenue | BN1 8NE |
| 15 May 2026 | £315,000 | Flat | Montpelier Road | BN1 3BB |
| 15 May 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced | North Road | BN1 1YD |
| 15 May 2026 | £585,000 | Terraced | Foundry Street | BN1 4AT |
| 15 May 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced | Barnett Road | BN1 7GH |
| 14 May 2026 | £1,587,500 | Terraced | Buckingham Road | BN1 3RQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | The Byway | BN1 9AW |
| 13 May 2026 | £1,060,000 | Terraced | Mill Row | BN1 3SU |
| 12 May 2026 | £549,000 | Terraced | Quarry Bank Road | BN1 7HG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Brighton and Hove demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Brighton and Hove district (277,104 residents, 121,402 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.1% |
| 15–29 | 30.5% |
| 30–44 | 21.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.1% |
| 65+ | 14.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 51.4% |
| Private rented | 32.9% |
| Social rented | 5.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Stringer School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,626 | BN1 6PZ |
| Varndean School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,487 | BN1 6NP |
| Patcham High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,074 | BN1 8PB |
| Brighton Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 808 | BN1 9PW |
| Balfour Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 695 | BN1 6NE |
| Downs Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 495 | BN1 6ED |
| Westdene Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 445 | BN1 5GN |
| Brighton Girls GDST | Not applicable | 3–18 | 405 | BN1 3AT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BN1
934 rated food businesses operate in BN1. 934 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 17 Grams, 17 Grams, 3Bros Burgers, 501.5, 7 Bone Brighton.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN1
From a sample of 423 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BN1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
37%
Band D
42%
Band E
16%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Brighton and Hove
Landlines around BN1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.