BN3 4PB Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wish. Region: South East.
Streets
- Brittany Road, Brighton and Hove: 34 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 E (35% of about 750 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)
- 9-16 Aldrington Basin/Land South of Kingsway Basin Road North Portslade: up to 52 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 364-368 Kingsway Hove: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- BP Petrol Station 373 Kingsway Hove (St Leonards Filling Station): up to 17 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 2A Tennis Road & 295-301 Kingsway, Hove: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Heversham House 20 - 22 Boundary Road Hove BN3 4EF: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 15 And 16-17 Boundary Road Hove BN3 4EF: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Shermond House 58 - 59 Boundary Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Saxon Works, Land To The Rear Of 303-305 Portland Road Portland Road Hove BN3 5SE: up to 26 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 34 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (10 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 | Portslade 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Aldrington 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Fishersgate 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roman Road Hove | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sainsbury's West Hove Portslade | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 56 Saint Richard's Road | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 35.4 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wish Park Surgery | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Nevill Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Brighton Police Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Western Lawns 11 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Aldrington Recreation Ground 4.5 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | Weald Allotments 9.1 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aldrington Basin | Lake or reservoir | 320 m south |
| The Canal | Lake or reservoir | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Southwick Beach | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Three Cornered Copse | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Foredown Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Benfield Valley | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 34 |
3 of the postcode's 34 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 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 | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Brittany Road.