Hampton Street Brighton
9 addresses across 4 postcodes (BN1), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4400309.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £600,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 2).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Brighton and Hove costs £2,581 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brighton, about 780 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Clifton Gardens, is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 30 to 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Montpelier Surgery, about 250 m away, with 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 37% of households owned their home and 59% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1,254 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £692,000 | £692,000 | £692,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £438,000 | £438,000 | £438,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £302,788 | £290,575 | £315,000 |
| 1999 | 3 | £153,500 | £125,000 | £190,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £114,000 | £114,000 | £114,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £73,250 | £69,000 | £77,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2022 | 2 BN1 3DB | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2021 | 1 BN1 3DB | Detached | £692,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2016 | 2 BN1 3DB | Detached | £438,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2011 | 9 BN1 3DB | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2004 | 9 BN1 3DB | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2003 | 8 BN1 3DB | Semi-detached | £290,575 | |
| 23 Jun 2003 | 1 BN1 3DB | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 21 Dec 1999 | 2 BN1 3DB | Detached | £153,500 | |
| 4 Jun 1999 | 2 BN1 3DB | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 9 Apr 1999 | 1 BN1 3DB | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 10 Mar 1998 | 2 BN1 3DB | Detached | £114,000 | |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 2 BN1 3DB | Detached | £77,500 | |
| 13 Jun 1997 | 2 BN1 3DB | Detached | £69,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 103 m². Most common: House, enclosed end-terrace (2); Flat (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (39% of about 2,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Montpelier and Clifton Hill (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- NUMBER 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 11 AND 13 AND RAILINGS ATTACHED TO NUMBER 11, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 21a-21b Bedford Place Brighton: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 37 - 38 Clarence Square And 38 - 39 Western Road Brighton BN1 2ED: up to 6 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 19 Oriental Place Brighton: up to 5 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Sussex House 130 Western Road Hove: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 76-79 & 80 Buckingham Road Brighton: up to 32 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Kingswest, Brighton, BN1 2RE: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Portland Street Car Park: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 76 Church Street Brighton (Patrick Moorhead Antiques/warehousing) (Old PO Sorting Office): up to 10 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 22 October 2026 to 23 October 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN1 3DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN1 2AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN1 3DA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 4 | unlikely |
| BN1 3EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 30 m and 32 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN1 2AJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BN1 3DA | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| BN1 3DB | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| BN1 3EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brighton 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| London Road (Brighton) 392,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Hove 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 62 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waitrose Brighton | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Valley Coach Station Brighton | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Secure Parking | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 36.1 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Montpelier Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hampton Place (Dental Surgery) | 50 m |
| Hospital | The Montefiore Hospital | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Brighton Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 34-35 Western Road Halifax | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clifton Gardens 4,010 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | St Ann's Well Gardens 5.3 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Chates Farm Allotments 1,700 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Western Pavilion and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south-west. 521 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 12 of them Grade I and 27 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Western Pavilion and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| Numbers 26-37 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south |
| Numbers 51-56 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| First Base Day Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| The Royal Pavilion, Brighton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Queen's Park, Brighton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton Beach | Beach | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Hove Beach | Beach | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Whitehawk Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Whitehawk Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the street's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Brighton and Hove: see them on the Brighton and Hove page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 80 m | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brunswick Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Carlton Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Tarnerland Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Stanford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Royal Spa Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Queen's Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitgum 1972 BN1 3DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Sainsbury's BN1 2DA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 30 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Britannia Study Hotel BN1 2DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jan 2023 |
| Chaiiwala BN1 2LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2023 |
| Superdrug BN1 2HA | Retailers - other | 70 m | Exempt | |
| The Little Warung BN1 3FH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Western Road Food And Wine BN1 2LA | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Waitrose BN1 2LA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 80 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Billies Cafe BN1 3DD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Oriental Select BN1 2JA | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| St Mary Magdalene School BN1 3EF | School/college/university | 80 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Tookta's Cafe BN1 3EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Spring Coffee And Tea House BN1 3EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Soju Korean Dining Pub BN1 2LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Ranch BN1 2HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 343 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 258 |
| Shoplifting | 224 |
| Public order | 133 |
| Drugs | 70 |
| Other theft | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Other crime | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stone Street (243); On or near Clarence Square (135); On or near Supermarket (125); On or near B2066 (123); On or near Hampton Place (94).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: VIRGIN MEDIA: Utility repair and maintenance works, 22 October 2026 to 24 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BN1 3DB: 6 addresses
- BN1 2AJ: 1 address of 73 in the postcode
- BN1 3DA: 1 address of 57 in the postcode
- BN1 3EF: 1 address of 35 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hampton Place · Spring Street · Hampton Terrace · Dean Street · Sillwood Terrace · Stone Street · Victoria Street · Montpelier Street · Western Terrace · Little Preston Street · Clifton Place · Montpelier Terrace
All the streets in BN1 and across Brighton and Hove.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.