UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/brighton-and-hove
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Brighton and Hove
Homes in Brighton and Hove sold for a median of £418,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 6,857 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 746 | £697,000 | £500,000 to £989,000 | £5,352/m²from 30 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,222 | £492,500 | £404,000 to £682,000 | £5,032/m²from 49 sales |
| Terraced | 1,828 | £505,500 | £402,000 to £650,000 | £5,547/m²from 69 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3,061 | £307,500 | £245,000 to £390,000 | £4,610/m²from 61 sales |
Flats and maisonettes were the most common type sold in Brighton and Hove, at 45% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 27%.
Terraced houses stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £505,500 here, 54% more than the £328,000 across the region.
397 sales in Brighton and Hove, or 6%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,190 per m², 19% above the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 27%, from £325,000 in 2016 to £412,500 in 2025, less than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove
District medians are close together, from £366,000 in BN41 (Brighton) to £440,000 in BN3 (Hove).
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- BN3Hove, 2,421 salesMedian price £440,000Price per square metre £5,602Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- BN1Brighton, 2,022 salesMedian price £425,000Price per square metre £5,525Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- BN2Brighton, 2,046 salesMedian price £410,000Price per square metre £5,016Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- BN41Brighton, 507 salesMedian price £366,000Price per square metre £4,483Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in BN41 (Brighton), up 9%, and fell most in BN2 (Brighton), down 2%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Davigdor Road, Hove (BN3)81 sales
- Kingsway, Hove (BN3)71 sales
- The Drive, Hove (BN3)59 sales
- New Church Road, Hove (BN3)48 sales
- Wilbury Road, Hove (BN3)47 sales
- Lansdowne Place, Hove (BN3)43 sales
- Ditchling Road, Brighton (BN1)39 sales
- Dyke Road, Brighton (BN1)38 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Hove Park Road, Hove (BN3, detached houses, £1,412,500), Shirley Drive, Hove (BN3, detached houses, £1,181,000) and Surrenden Road, Brighton (BN1, £915,000).
The cheapest were Longridge Avenue, Saltdean (BN2, flats, £125,000), Eastern Road, Brighton (BN2, flats, £130,000) and Tongdean Lane, Withdean (BN1, flats, £196,000).
Leasehold homes
45% of sales in Brighton and Hove were leasehold, against 20% across the South East as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Living in Brighton and Hove
Crime
102 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 82 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
87% of homes can get it
Lower than 64 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 98 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,581 a year in Brighton and Hove for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 84 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Brighton and Hove and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Woking£450,000
- Mid Sussex£440,000
- Tunbridge Wells£435,000
- Horsham£433,500
- Chichester£422,500
- East Hampshire£422,000
- Bracknell Forest£420,000
- Brighton and Hove, this council area£418,000
- Tonbridge and Malling£415,000
- Vale of White Horse£397,500
- West Berkshire£397,500
- Slough£395,000
- West Oxfordshire£395,000
- New Forest£384,000
- Lewes£383,500
About these figures
Brighton and Hove's figures come from 6,857 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.