BN3 5ND Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wish. Region: South East.
Streets
- Coleman Avenue, Brighton and Hove: 26 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 F (31% of about 670 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
- Knoll House Ingram Crescent West Hove BN3 5NX: up to 28 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Westerman Complex School Road Hove: up to 104 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- (EM1) School Road Industrial Area School Road Hove (Rayford House): up to 53 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Saxon Works, Land To The Rear Of 303-305 Portland Road Portland Road Hove BN3 5SE: up to 26 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Martello House, 315 Portland Road, Hove: up to 34 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 2A Tennis Road & 295-301 Kingsway, Hove: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- EDF Portland Road Business Park (EM1): up to 113 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 22 - 24 Sackville Gardens Hove BN3 4GH: up to 6 homes, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 26 addresses are between 11 m and 17 m above sea level (14 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 | Aldrington 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m |
| Portslade 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m | |
| Hove 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Coleman Avenue Hove | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Polyclinic Hove | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Sainsburys West Hove Smart Charge | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 35.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wish Park Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 420 m |
| Hospital | Nevill Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Brighton Police Station | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Hove Portland Road Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Davis Park 2,900 m² | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Western Lawns 11 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Aldrington Recreation Ground 4.5 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Weald Allotments 9.1 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aldrington Basin | Lake or reservoir | 890 m south-west |
| The Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Hove Beach | Beach | 1.7 km south-east |
| Three Cornered Copse | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Benfield Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
| Benfield Valley | Valley | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 26 |
2 of the postcode's 26 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 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 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 | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Coleman Avenue.