BN1 4QL

Preston Park · 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 4QJ 70 m
BN1 6DA 92 m
BN1 4QG 101 m
BN1 4QH 101 m
BN1 6AE 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN1 4QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 4
Latitude
50.835441
Longitude
-0.140443
British National Grid easting
531,039
British National Grid northing
105,638

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
E00085498
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 014E · E01016937
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 014 · E02003504

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Property

At this postcode

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80 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL 14 July 2026 £835,000
21, Flat 1, Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL 15 May 2026 £470,000
31, Ground Floor Flat, Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL 19 November 2025 £252,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
39
Secondary
8
  1. Team Domenica

    Special post 16 institution

    194 m
  2. Stanford Junior School

    Community school

    510 m
  3. Downs Infant School

    Community school

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,642
  • Shoplifting 3,000
  • Anti social behaviour 1,739
  • Public order 1,345
  • Other theft 944

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
131

58 female, 73 male

Postcode households
49
Residents per household
2.7
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 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    270 m

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    619 m

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    640 m

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    640 m

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    821 m

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    830 m

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    837 m

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    841 m

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    1.1 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    1.2 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    1.2 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    1.4 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    1.5 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    1.6 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    1.6 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    1.6 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    1.7 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    2.1 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    2.3 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81669

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Preston Circus

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • Preston Circus

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • Stanford Avenue

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 014E, 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

12,907 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 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
4
Low risk addresses
10
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £270,125 from 14 recorded sales in BN1 4QL. 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

Published establishments

70 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Team Domenica is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

13,775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,147.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,642 events.

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