BN3 3AA Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brunswick & Adelaide. Region: South East.
Streets
- Salisbury Road, Brighton and Hove: 96 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 B (33% of about 1,140 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
- 77 Holland Road Hove BN3 1JN: up to 9 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Courtlands Hotel 11-17 The Drive Hove: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Hill House 53 Western Road Hove: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Lansdowne Mews Farm Road Hove: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Spitfire House, 141 Davigdor Road Hove BN3 1RE: up to 50 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Kings House Grand Avenue Hove: up to 169 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Langfords Hotel 8-16 Third Avenue Hove: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Unit D Cambridge Works, Cambridge Grove, Hove, BN3 3ED: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 25 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 96 addresses are between 20 m and 22 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 22%, gigabit 17% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hove 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m |
| Brighton 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Aldrington 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Law Courts Hove | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Valley Coach Station Brighton | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Norton Road Car Park | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 35.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Charter Medical Centre | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lane And Stedman | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hove Dental Clinic LTD | 0 m |
| Hospital | The Montefiore Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Brighton Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,730 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Ann's Well Gardens 5.3 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,230 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.7 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Kelly Road Allotments 640 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Palmeira Mansions, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south. 282 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Palmeira Mansions | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m north-west |
| Nos 20-38 and Attached Walls and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south |
| Nos 1-19 and Attached Walls and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south |
| Preston Manor and Preston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-east |
| The Royal Pavilion, Brighton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hove Beach | Beach | 850 m south-west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Brighton Beach | Beach | 1.8 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Bear Hill | Hill | 3.5 km east |
| Whitehawk Bottom | Valley | 4.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 96 | 96 |
None of the postcode's 96 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Salisbury Road.