BN1 4AJ

West Hill & North Laine · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brighton
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN1 4AL 32 m
BN1 4AY 42 m
BN1 4AN 49 m
BN1 4AH 51 m
BN1 4AG 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN1 4AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 4
Latitude
50.826236
Longitude
-0.138423
British National Grid easting
531,207
British National Grid northing
104,618

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Pavilion · E14001130
Output area
E00085695
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 027F · E01033328
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 027 · E02003517

Postcode source versions

Explore BN1

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ground Floor Unit, 20, Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ 13 December 2021 £232,500
24, The Basement, Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ 7 December 2020 £560,000
3, Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ 30 June 2015 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
38
Secondary
8
  1. St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    424 m
  2. Carlton Hill Primary School

    Community school

    475 m
  3. Kings Brighton

    Other independent school

    532 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,684
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,795
  • Shoplifting 3,224
  • Anti social behaviour 2,019
  • Public order 1,647
  • Other theft 1,256

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.4
BN1 4 residents
8,668

Age bands in BN1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8%

685 residents

Age 15 to 24
28.8%

2,457 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.5%

2,943 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.7%

1,852 residents

Age 65 and over
6.8%

583 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Gigabit-capable
97.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.4%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

    ASPECT HOUSE, 84-87 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3XE

    ODS code Y02676

    279 m

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    299 m

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    503 m

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    548 m

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    582 m

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    588 m

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    678 m

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    756 m

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    758 m

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    950 m

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    1.3 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    1.3 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    1.4 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    1.5 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    1.5 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    1.9 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

    WELLSBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE, 179 WHITEHAWK ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 5FL

    ODS code G81669

    2.2 km

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

    WELLSBOURNE HEALTH CENTRE, 179 WHITEHAWK ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 5FL

    ODS code Y06007

    2.2 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    2.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • North Laine

    BCT · Brighton

    0.0 miles
  • Valley Gardens

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • Trafalgar Street

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • North Road

    BCT · Brighton

    0.2 miles
  • St Peter's Church

    BCT · Brighton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 027F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,341 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
13
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £232,500 from 1 recorded sale in BN1 4AJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Brighton and Hove is £407,803 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Paul's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16,684 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,390.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,795 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.