Brighton and Hove Area Guide | £524k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Brighton and Hove

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
277,072
Households
121,286
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.9 per 1k
121,286
Households
White Brit. · 74%
Ethnicity
No religion · 55%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£524,456
Median property price
£1,523
Median rent
5,079
Postcodes
121,286
Households
White Brit. · 74%
Ethnicity
No religion · 55%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£524,456
Median property price
£1,523
Median rent
5,079
Postcodes

Sold prices in Brighton and Hove

England & Wales
Property sales · Brighton and Hove
HM Land Registry · Brighton and Hove
Average price
£482,652
YoY: -0.5%
Median price: £524,456
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 103 sales · avg £505,957
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£512k£475k£439k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Brighton and Hove

England & Wales
Crime trends · Brighton and Hove

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
821
YoY stable
8844443
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
673
YoY +21%
7533770
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
78
YoY +8%
115580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
44
YoY -33%
89450
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
136
YoY -11%
189950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Robbery
40
YoY -31%
58290
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Theft From The Person
37
YoY -29%
90450
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

2,753
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Brighton and Hove

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Brighton and Hove.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Brighton and Hove

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Transport in Brighton and Hove

Brighton is a 8-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 644 m

  • Brighton

    Rail

    644 m
  • London Road (Brighton)

    Rail

    658 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Brighton and Hove

GPs make up most of the mapped places

41 GPs · 18 Libraries · 17 Universities · 100 in all

  • GPs41
  • Libraries18
  • Universities17
  • Hospitals12
  • Museums12

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Brighton and Hove

Median private rent

£1,523/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,193
1 bed
£1,523
2 bed
£1,802
3 bed
£2,495
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Brighton and Hove

Coordinates50.8349, -0.1453
Postcodes
5,079
Population (Census)
277,072
Households (Census)
121,286
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.9 per 1k

Demographics in Brighton and Hove

Ethnicity

Total residents: 277,127
White Brit.73.9%
Other White9.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
White & Asian1.5%
+ 6 other groups · 11.3%

Religion

Total residents: 277,052
No religion55.2%
Christian30.9%
Not answered7.1%
Muslim3.1%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 277,072
35–4921.3%
50–6419.1%
25–3415.0%
20–2410.1%
65–747.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%

Households

Total households: 121,286
Other23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Any member 66+11.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.5%
+ 8 other households · 34.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Brighton and Hove

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.42 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).