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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/bn

House prices in the BN postcode area, Brighton

Homes in the BN postcode area sold for a median of £367,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 23,663 standard sales.

That is 4% below the £383,000 median for the South East, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£367,50023,663 standard sales
Middle half of prices£278,000 to £500,000
Change since 2016+29%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was BN5 (Henfield), at £542,500, and the cheapest was BN21 (Eastbourne), at £233,500. The dearest median is 2.3 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were BN6 (Hassocks) and BN8 (Lewes), and the next cheapest BN11 (Worthing) and BN23 (Eastbourne).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the BN area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the BN area, by number of sales: Brighton (BN1, BN2, BN41, BN42, BN45), Worthing (BN11, BN12, BN13, BN14), Eastbourne (BN20, BN21, BN22, BN23), Hove (BN3), Littlehampton (BN16, BN17), Hailsham (BN27), Lewes (BN7, BN8), Seaford (BN25), Lancing (BN15), Peacehaven (BN10), Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43), Arundel (BN18), and 6 more.

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. BN5Henfield, 196 sales£542,500Too few−3%
  2. BN6Hassocks, 573 sales£537,000£5,471+9%
  3. BN8Lewes, 414 sales£482,000Too few+3%
  4. BN7Lewes, 601 sales£477,500£5,501+1%
  5. BN44Steyning, 285 sales£445,000Too few+8%
  6. BN3Hove, 2,421 sales£440,000£5,602+3%
  7. BN42Brighton, 250 sales£439,500Too few+7%
  8. BN1Brighton, 2,022 sales£425,000£5,5250%
  9. BN12Worthing, 716 sales£420,000£4,483−3%
  10. BN43Shoreham-by-Sea, 615 sales£417,000£4,5000%
  11. BN2Brighton, 2,046 sales£410,000£5,016−2%
  12. BN14Worthing, 815 sales£400,000£4,023−1%
  13. BN16Littlehampton, 1,201 sales£393,000£4,284+8%
  14. BN18Arundel, 587 sales£392,000£4,244−4%
  15. BN20Eastbourne, 618 sales£370,000£3,703−7%
  16. BN25Seaford, 800 sales£370,000£4,191−3%
  17. BN41Brighton, 507 sales£366,000£4,483+9%
  18. BN13Worthing, 829 sales£360,500£4,2020%
  19. BN24Pevensey, 385 sales£359,500Too few−2%
  20. BN15Lancing, 788 sales£351,000£4,351+3%
  21. BN10Peacehaven, 624 sales£345,000£3,424−2%
  22. BN27Hailsham, 1,047 sales£325,000£3,481−4%
  23. BN26Polegate, 390 sales£320,000Too few+1%
  24. BN9Newhaven, 349 sales£297,500Too few+1%
  25. BN17Littlehampton, 877 sales£295,000£3,438+5%
  26. BN22Eastbourne, 897 sales£285,000£3,191−1%
  27. BN23Eastbourne, 859 sales£284,000£3,261−1%
  28. BN11Worthing, 1,094 sales£275,000£3,812−5%
  29. BN21Eastbourne, 846 sales£233,500Too few−3%

Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: BN45 £510k (11 sales).

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 (mostly South Portslade ward) and BN6 (Hassocks), up 9%, and fell most in BN20 (Eastbourne), down 7%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

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 Sea Avenue, Rustington (BN16, detached houses, £1,023,000).

The cheapest were Carlisle Road, Eastbourne (BN21, flats, £90,000), Trinity Place, Eastbourne (BN21, flats, £115,000) and Station Road, Polegate (BN26, £115,000).

Neighbouring postcode areas include TN (Tonbridge), RH (Redhill) and PO (Portsmouth).

Council areas in the BN postcode area

Within BN, the median ran from £276,000 in Eastbourne to £530,000 in Mid Sussex, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the BN area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in BNMedian in BNWhole council area
Brighton and Hove6,857£418,000£418,000
Worthing3,171£350,000£350,000
Arun2,934£363,000£345,000
Eastbourne2,879£276,000£276,000
Lewes2,876£380,000£383,500
Wealden2,246£340,000£382,500
Adur1,672£378,000£378,000
Mid Sussex534£530,000£440,000
Horsham489£480,000£433,500
1 other council area5Too fewNot shown

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the BN area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached5,399£525,000£415,000 to £710,000£4,504/m²from 232 sales
Semi-detached5,732£388,000£325,000 to £485,000£4,407/m²from 230 sales
Terraced5,674£357,500£292,000 to £475,000£4,173/m²from 222 sales
Flats and maisonettes6,858£246,000£185,000 to £325,000£3,659/m²from 183 sales

Flats and maisonettes and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in the BN area, at 29% and 24% of sales.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 29%, from £283,500 in 2016 to £367,000 in 2025, less than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

About these figures

The BN figures come from 23,663 standard sales in 30 postcode districts across 10 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was BN3 (Hove), with 2,421 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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