BN2 3QF Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hanover & Elm Grove. Region: South East.
Streets
- Newmarket Road, Brighton: 122 addresses
- Newmarket Terrace, Brighton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Brighton and Hove in 2026-27: Band D £2,581 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,720 | £2,007 | £2,294 | £2,581 | £3,154 | £3,727 | £4,301 | £5,161 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (52% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 60-62 & 65 Gladstone Place Brighton: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- EM1 Melbourne Street/Enterprise Point: up to 195 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Richmond House, D'Aubigney Road, Brighton, BN2 3RL: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 95-97 Hollingdean Road: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 14 - 44 Thompson Road Brighton BN1 7BH: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 43-45 Bonchurch Road Brighton: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear of 37 Lewes Road, Brighton (Pavilion Car Sales): up to 8 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 187 Lewes Road Brighton: up to 9 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 46 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 123 addresses are between 24 m and 36 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Road (Brighton) 392,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Moulsecoomb 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Brighton 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lewes Road Bus Garage Brighton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | London Road Brighton - Ditchling Rise | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Trafalgar Street Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 34.9 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Crescent Health Centre | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westons Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coombe Road (Dental Surgery) | 380 m |
| Hospital | Brighton General Hospital | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Brighton Police Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Brighton - Lewes Road | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,220 m² | 320 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Saunders Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Water Works Allotments 6,750 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Woodvale Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodvale Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Martin and St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Joseph and Attached Steps and Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Numbers 17-24 and 26-32 Park Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Numbers 33-48 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Whitehawk Camp causewayed enclosure | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Queen's Park, Brighton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | Hill | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Race Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Whitehawk Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Brighton Beach | Beach | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 58 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 123 |
73 of the postcode's 123 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Newmarket Road.