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BN2 9

12,457 people · median £450,000 · Brighton and Hove

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 £450,000, up 10.3% over five years. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 56 sales
£224k£291k£358k£424k£491k201120182026 YTD2014 +14%£460,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£450,000
5-year change+10.3%
Full history since 1995
£4k£132k£259k£387k£514k199520102026 YTD2000 +43%−15%£460,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£664k
Semi-detached
£455k
Terraced
£475k
Flat
£278k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.6× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership46%

Owned outright
20%
With a mortgage
26%
Private rented
30%
Social rented
22%
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

£4,091 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 9 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Islingword Road£169,950295-4.1%
Queens Park Road£249,500248+11.7%
Freshfield Road£209,500247-5.4%
Hanover Street£241,000231-0.4%
Hanover Terrace£248,250228+6.7%
Albion Hill£172,000222+5.4%
Southover Street£180,500216+21.6%
Grand Parade£185,000211+27.9%
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
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