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BN1 1AA

In Brighton and Hove · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
1,858
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£380,000
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood is 10.2% lower than a year ago and 9.9% lower than three years ago, with violence and sexual offences still the most common category. The current median sale price for this postcode sector is £380,000, above the national median of £284,238 but below the district median of £405,000. Flats have a median of £292,250, while terraced homes are higher at £540,000. Flood risk is shown as none identified.

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Crime in context

Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood totals 1,858 incidents in the past year, according to the available local figure. That is down 10.2% on a year ago and 9.9% lower than three years ago. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, as it was three years ago.

House prices in depth

The postcode sector median sale price is £380,000. That sits above the national median of £284,238 and below the district median of £405,000. Flats have a median of £292,250 from 16 sales, while terraced homes are higher at £540,000 from 13 sales. Semi-detached homes show £470,000, but that is based on only 1 sale, so it should be treated as indicative rather than typical of the wider market.

Flood risk

Flood risk is recorded as none identified.

Written from official dataUpdated 2026-07

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-07Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in the nearby postcode sector (a small cluster of streets), last 24 months.

Feb 21May 26

Range £5,000 – £2,873,200

This sector includes one-off very large transactions that dominate some months — the spikes here are individual sales, not the general market. Treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£380,000
Sales
49

By property type

Median sold price by type across BN1 1, last 24 months.

  • Flat£292,250(16 sales)
  • Terraced£540,000(13 sales)
  • Semi-detached£470,000(1 sale)

Types shown greyed have too few recent sales for a reliable median — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

Sector median £380,000 vs the wider district £405,000 · national £284,238.

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
1,858
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences
Police.uk release · 2026-07

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £390,000 to £380,000 · Crime: 1,858 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £390,000 · Crime: 1,906 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £380,000 · Crime: 1,858 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 1,906 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 1,902 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £402,500 · Crime: 1,922 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 1,920 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 1,954 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £402,500 · Crime: 2,006 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £402,500 · Crime: 2,046 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £412,500 · Crime: 2,051 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £412,500 · Crime: 2,079 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 2,115 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 2,109 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £380,000 · Crime: 2,069 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £377,500 · Crime: 2,078 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £431,000 · Crime: 2,095 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £437,000 · Crime: 2,103 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £445,000 · Crime: 2,124 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £444,500 · Crime: 2,109 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £444,000 · Crime: 2,077 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £440,500 · Crime: 2,040 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £437,000 · Crime: 2,058 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £444,000 · Crime: 2,055 incidents in the 12 months to September 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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