BN41 2RF Brighton and Hove
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: North Portslade. Region: South East.
Streets
- Mile Oak Road, Brighton and Hove: 15 addresses
- Mile Oak Road, Brighton and Hove: 3 addresses
- Shoreham Bypass, Brighton and Hove: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mile Oak Road, Mile Oak: 2 addresses
- Shoreham Bypass, Southwick: 1 address
- Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mile Oak Road, Mile Oak: 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 (80% of about 740 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.
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 25 addresses are between 48 m and 142 m above sea level (61 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 | Southwick 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Fishersgate 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Portslade 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Stanley Avenue Mile Oak | 510 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sainsbury's West Hove Portslade | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mile Oak Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Sussex Dental Group Portslade Village | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Southlands Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Shoreham Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Portslade Graham Avenue, Mile Oak Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mile Oak Road Open Space 4,670 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,420 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Mile Oak Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 850 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mile Oak Allotments 1.6 ha | 640 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southwick Hill | Hill | 450 m south-west |
| Whitelot Bottom | Valley | 530 m west |
| Cockroost Hill | Hill | 690 m north-east |
| East Arm | Tidal water | 3.2 km south |
| The Canal | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-east |
| Perching Hovel Wood | Wood | 3.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 25 |
5 of the postcode's 25 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Mile Oak Road.