BN88 postcode area guide — Brighton and Hove
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN88 postcode district in Brighton and Hove — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN88
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
50%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BN88 postcode district (Brighton and Hove) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 2 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN88, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 50% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 50%.
Around 0% of premises in BN88 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 BN88
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN88 1NH | 0% | 0% |
| BN88 1TH | 100% | 100% |
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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 BN88
Police recorded 1,869 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN88 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 480 | 25.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 450 | 24.1% |
| Shoplifting | 320 | 17.1% |
| Public order | 176 | 9.4% |
| Other theft | 112 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 83 | 4.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 71 | 3.8% |
| Robbery | 33 | 1.8% |
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).
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 BN88
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 151 | BN1 3LP |
| Kings Brighton | Not applicable | 14–19 | 79 | BN1 4SB |
| St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 193 | BN1 3EF |
| Carlton Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 215 | BN2 9HS |
| Middle Street Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 141 | BN1 1AL |
| Tarnerland Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 87 | BN2 0GR |
| Team Domenica | Not applicable | 18–25 | — | BN1 4QE |
| 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 BN88
1 rated food businesses operate in BN88. 1 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Compass Catering.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Brighton and Hove
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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.