BN3 6BB Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westdene & Hove Park. Region: South East.
Streets
- Goldstone Crescent, Brighton and Hove: 18 addresses
- Woodland Avenue, Brighton and Hove: 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 E (63% of about 510 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
- 13 Court Farm Road Hove BN3 7QR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 13 Court Farm Road Hove: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Brighton And Hove (Corals) Stadium Nevill Road Hove: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Nevill Court Nevill Road Hove BN3 7BS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- 69 The Droveway Hove BN3 6PR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 65 Orchard Gardens Hove: up to 42 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Dugard, 75 Old Shoreham Road, Hove: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- Shell Fuel Garage 132-134 Old Shoreham Road Hove: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 19 addresses are between 43 m and 47 m above sea level (45 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 | 1.3 km |
| Hove 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Preston Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Woodland Avenue Hove | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Blatchington Mill School Grounds Hove | 550 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hove Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Angel Dental Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Mill View Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Brighton Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Brighton & Hove Greyhound Track - NI Cashzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hove Park 16 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,340 m² | 780 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Nevill Playing Field 5.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest North Nevill Allotments 2.1 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Boiler and Engine House at Goldstone Pumping Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m south. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Boiler and Engine House at Goldstone Pumping Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south |
| Chimney 2m south of the Former Boiler and Engine House at Goldstone Pumping Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| West Blatchington Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m west |
| Preston Manor and Preston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Cornered Copse | Wood | 360 m north |
| Tivoli Copse | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Coney Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Hove Beach | Beach | 2.6 km south |
| Aldrington Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Benfield Valley | Valley | 3.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 19 |
3 of the postcode's 19 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Goldstone Crescent.