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BN2 8

8,541 people · median £435,000 · Brighton and Hove

Cleaner air than most
Brighton and Hove Council · Labour-controlled   33/54 seats · 61% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £435,000, up 15.6% over five years. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 68 sales
£222k£294k£366k£437k£509k201120182026 YTD2022 +15%−9%£481,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£435,000
5-year change+15.6%
Full history since 1995
£12k£142k£272k£402k£532k199520102026 YTD2000 +34%−16%£481,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£500k
Semi-detached
£428k
Terraced
£361k
Flat
£223k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.6× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Brighton and Hove5.9%

Of the homes across Brighton and Hove that sold again within five years, 5.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new6.4%
Bought second-hand5.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+34.9% · ~8.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (6,291 resale pairs) across Brighton and Hove — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership79%

Owned outright
47%
With a mortgage
32%
Private rented
16%
Social rented
4%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,580

Brighton & Hove City Council£2,180
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Fire & Rescue£117
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,720
Band B£2,007
Band C£2,293
Band D (baseline)£2,580
Band E£3,153
Band F£3,726
Band G£4,300
Band H£5,160
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£3,764 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in BN2 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Longridge Avenue£110,000345+8.4%
Bannings Vale£207,500343+20.9%
Rodmell Avenue£275,000253-1.6%
Bevendean Avenue£250,000214+40.8%
Suez Way£205,000185
Oaklands Avenue£264,750185+27.1%
Lustrells Vale£163,000171+89%
Westbrook£160,000169-2.4%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Brighton and Hove how BN2 8 compares · from Brighton and Hove

Fastest 5-yr growth: Hollingdean +23%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Hollingdean£480,000+23%438
Coldean£360,000+19.7%46
Mile Oak£356,000+18.7%92
Aldrington£570,000+18.3%406
Brighton Marina Village£418,500+18.2%140
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in BN2 8 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
157 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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