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BN1 6QX

Preston Park · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brighton
Ward
Preston Park
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN1 6QF 57 m
BN1 6PT 87 m
BN1 6PZ 94 m
BN1 6QE 135 m
BN1 6PU 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN1 6QX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 6
Latitude
50.849595
Longitude
-0.144242
British National Grid easting
530,732
British National Grid northing
107,205

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Preston Park · E05015409
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Pavilion · E14001130
Output area
E00085877
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 004D · E01017003
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 004 · E02003494

Postcode source versions

Explore BN1

Property

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Varndean Holt, Brighton, BN1 6QX 24 September 2024 £1,059,000
3, Varndean Holt, Brighton, BN1 6QX 24 October 2022 £979,000
5, Varndean Holt, Brighton, BN1 6QX 7 April 2017 £730,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
39
Secondary
8

  1. Dorothy Stringer School

    Community school

    94 m

  2. Varndean College

    Further education

    233 m

  3. Balfour Primary School

    Community school

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 713
  • Anti social behaviour 417
  • Criminal damage and arson 209
  • Other theft 178
  • Public order 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

26 female, 25 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.7
BN1 6 residents
17,321

Age bands in BN1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

2,726 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

2,136 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

4,785 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

5,089 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

2,504 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN1 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    768 m

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    1.1 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    1.3 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    1.3 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    1.3 km

  • CARDEN SURGERY

    COUNTY OAK MEDICAL CENTRE, CARDEN HILL, BRIGHTON, BN1 8DD

    ODS code G81014

    1.9 km

  • WARMDENE SURGERY

    COUNTY OAK MEDICAL CENTRE, CARDEN HILL, BRIGHTON, BN1 8DD

    ODS code G81036

    1.9 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    2.2 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    2.2 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    2.2 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    2.2 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    2.2 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    2.4 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    2.5 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    2.8 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    2.8 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    2.8 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    3.1 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    3.1 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Surrenden Holt

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Varndean College

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Surrenden Holt

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Varndean College

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

  • Dorothy Stringer School Grounds

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 004D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,362 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £1,019,000 from 2 recorded sales in BN1 6QX. 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 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Dorothy Stringer School is the nearest published school at 94 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 713 events.

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