BN41 2FD Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: South Portslade. Region: South East.
Streets
- Easthill Drive, Brighton and Hove: 68 addresses
- Easthill Way, Brighton and Hove: 2 addresses
- Easthill Park, Portslade-by-Sea: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Easthill Drive, Portslade-by-Sea: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Easthill Drive, Portslade-by-Sea: 1 address
- Pierre Close, Portslade-by-Sea: 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 C (72% of about 710 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
- Portslade Village Centre 3 Courthope Close Portslade BN41 2LZ: up to 28 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Windlesham House 123 Windlesham Close Portslade BN41 2AB: up to 15 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 204 Old Shoreham Road Portslade: up to 8 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- 26 Abinger Road Portslade BN41 1SB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Prince Charles Close, Southwick: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Residents Parking Adjacent 91 Prince Charles Close Southwick: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- 117 Victoria Road Portslade: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- 1 Shelldale Road Portslade: up to 4 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 74 addresses are between 41 m and 54 m above sea level (48 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 | Fishersgate 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Portslade 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Southwick 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Deacons Drive Portslade | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sainsbury's West Hove Portslade | 770 m |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Sainsburys West Hove Smart Charge | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 33.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mile Oak Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sussex Dental Group Portslade Village | 290 m |
| Hospital | Nevill Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Shoreham Police Station | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | Costa Coffee | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Easthill Park 3.9 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,340 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of Medieval Manorhouse, About 150 Metres West of St Mary's Convent, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m south-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Medieval Manorhouse, About 150 Metres West of St Mary's Convent | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south-west |
| Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea | Scheduled monument | 200 m south-west |
| Church of St Nicolas | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Hangleton Manor Inn the Old Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-east |
| Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foredown Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Benfield Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north |
| The Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south |
| Southwick Beach | Beach | 1.9 km south |
| Cockroost Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km north-west |
| Three Cornered Copse | Wood | 3.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 73 | 74 |
1 of the postcode's 74 addresses is 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Easthill Drive.