BN2 postcode area guide — Brighton and Hove
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN2 postcode district in Brighton and Hove — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
82%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN2 postcode district (Brighton and Hove) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,587 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82%.
Around 0% of premises in BN2 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 BN2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN2 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| BN2 0AB | 93.3% | 86.7% |
| BN2 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| BN2 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| BN2 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| BN2 0AG | 100% | 56.3% |
| BN2 0AH | 100% | 33.3% |
| BN2 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BN2 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BN2 0AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 BN2
Police recorded 355 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 119 | 33.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 | 25.4% |
| Shoplifting | 43 | 12.1% |
| Public order | 32 | 9.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 5.4% |
| Other theft | 19 | 5.4% |
| Drugs | 11 | 3.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 1.4% |
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 BN2
Based on 941 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN2 is £408,000, up 5.2% on the previous year (£388,000).
Detached
£600,000
156 sales
Semi-detached
£420,000
126 sales
Terraced
£457,500
336 sales
Flat / maisonette
£263,500
285 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Redvers Road | BN2 4BF |
| 22 May 2026 | £202,000 | Flat | Whippingham Road | BN2 3PF |
| 22 May 2026 | £203,200 | Other | St Georges Road | BN2 1EF |
| 21 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | St Johns Place | BN2 0GR |
| 20 May 2026 | £958,000 | Flat | Marine Parade | BN2 1AJ |
| 20 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Ladysmith Road | BN2 4EG |
| 15 May 2026 | £670,000 | Detached | Longhill Road | BN2 7BE |
| 15 May 2026 | £775,000 | Terraced | St Marys Square | BN2 1FZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached | Donnington Road | BN2 6WH |
| 15 May 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | Holton Hill | BN2 6RQ |
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 BN2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton College | Not applicable | 11–19 | 1,450 | BN2 0AL |
| Longhill High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 632 | BN2 7FR |
| St Luke's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 622 | BN2 9ZF |
| Saltdean Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 533 | BN2 8HB |
| Roedean School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 519 | BN2 5RQ |
| Elm Grove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 404 | BN2 3ES |
| Fairlight Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 393 | BN2 3AJ |
| Brighton College Prep School | Not applicable | 3–12 | 370 | BN2 5JJ |
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 BN2
668 rated food businesses operate in BN2. 487 hold the top rating of 5, 91 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 313 At The Oak, A Table, AA Charcoal Grill, Admiral, Al Forno.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN2
From a sample of 282 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BN2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
1%
Band C
36%
Band D
47%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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 BN2 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.