BN2 5JS Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitehawk & Marina. Region: South East.
Streets
- Prince's Terrace, Brighton: 82 addresses
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 C (48% of about 960 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 1.0 km
- Brighton Waldorf School, Roedean Road, Brighton: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Bus Garage corner of Whitehawk Road and Henley Road Brighton: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Gas Works Site, Boundary Road, Brighton: up to 495 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- St David's Hall Whitehawk Road Whitehawk Way Brighton: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Land at Brighton Marina (Inner Harbour): up to 1,000 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Royal Sussex County Hospital Outpatients Department: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Land at Brighton Marina (Outer Harbour): up to 856 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 23 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 82 addresses are between 32 m and 35 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brighton 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| London Road (Brighton) 392,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Moulsecoomb 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Bus Garage Whitehawk | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Valley Coach Station Brighton | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 11.9 km |
| Car parks | The Lanes Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 37.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Surgery | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mk Dental | 100 m |
| Hospital | Sussex Eye Hospital | 650 m |
| Police station | Brighton Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Whitehawk Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,230 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,850 m² | 430 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Marks Allotments 1,880 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 82 |
26 of the postcode's 82 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Prince's Terrace.