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BN1 8WP

Patcham & Hollingbury · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brighton
Ward
Patcham & Hollingbury
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN1 8WQ 62 m
BN1 8QD 113 m
BN1 8XQ 129 m
BN1 8XS 130 m
BN1 8WW 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN1 8WP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN1
Postcode sector
BN1 8
Latitude
50.862145
Longitude
-0.148518
British National Grid easting
530,396
British National Grid northing
108,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Patcham & Hollingbury · E05015408
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Brighton Pavilion · E14001130
Output area
E00085422
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 003B · E01016928
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 003 · E02003493

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Overhill Way, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8WP 31 January 2025 £605,000
7, Overhill Way, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8WP 5 August 2024 £475,000
3, Overhill Way, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8WP 26 January 2023 £945,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
36
Secondary
8

  1. Patcham Infant School

    Community school

    114 m

  2. Downs View Life Skills College

    Special post 16 institution

    190 m

  3. Patcham High School

    Community school

    322 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,049
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 353
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Other theft 92
  • Shoplifting 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

58 female, 53 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.6
BN1 8 residents
14,691

Age bands in BN1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,625 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,593 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

3,385 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

4,235 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

2,889 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN1 8 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+
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%
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

24

within 5 km

  • CARDEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81014

    1.5 km

  • WARMDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81036

    1.5 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    2.2 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    2.3 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    2.6 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    2.6 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    2.8 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    1 THE AVENUE, MOULSECOOMB, BRIGHTON, BN2 4GF

    ODS code G81075

    3.2 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    3.5 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    3.6 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    3.6 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    3.6 km

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

    3.8 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    3.8 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    3.8 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    3.9 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    4.1 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    4.2 km

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

    4.3 km

  • HC UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, NEWICK HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX,REFECTORY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 9DN

    ODS code G81071

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 24 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

  • Audrey Close

    BCT · Patcham

    0.1 miles

  • Old Village

    BCT · Patcham

    0.1 miles

  • Highview Avenue South

    BCT · Patcham

    0.1 miles

  • Audrey Close

    BCT · Patcham

    0.1 miles

  • Old Village

    BCT · Patcham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 003B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,953 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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

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 £595,000 from 5 recorded sales in BN1 8WP. 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Patcham Infant School is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,049 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 353 events.

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