BN1 4QD
The median sold price for the postcode BN1 4QD is around £475,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 143 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around BN1 4QD (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £195,000 – £540,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across BN1 4, last 24 months.
- Flat£273,311(144 sales)
- Terraced£523,000(88 sales)
- Semi-detached£562,500(6 sales)
- DetachedToo few sales(4 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
BN1 4QD median £475,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £405,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
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.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.3× the typical Brighton and Hove neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.3× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Brighton and Hove and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 97.7% of premises in BN1 4QD, compared with 85.9% across Brighton and Hove and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 61.1% of premises across Brighton and Hove (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Brighton and Hove | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 61.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 97.7% | 85.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.1% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 17% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Brighton and Hove: more deprived than 15% of its 165 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment10of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (29%). Average Band D in Brighton and Hove is £2,580.54 for 2026/27.
That is 8% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,030 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A19%
- Band B17%
- Band C28%
- Band D29%
- Band E7%
- Band F0%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Downs Infant School0.4 miles (660 m)Ofsted, September 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Downs Junior School0.4 miles (710 m)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Downs Junior School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Stanford Primary School0.5 miles (880 m)Ofsted, March 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Stanford Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School0.8 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- Dorothy Stringer School1.0 mile (1.6 km)Ofsted, October 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Dorothy Stringer School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Varndean School1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted, October 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Varndean School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to BN1 4QD is London Road (Brighton) Rail Station, 0.3 miles (410 m) away in a straight line. There are 19 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.3 miles (410 m)London Road (Brighton) Rail Station
- 0.4 miles (590 m)Brighton Rail Station
- 1.0 mile (1.6 km)Preston Park Rail Station
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.
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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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