BN2 1TB

Kemptown · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN2 1ET 44 m
BN2 1TX 69 m
BN2 1TA 70 m
BN2 1TD 70 m
BN2 1TL 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN2 1TB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN2
Postcode sector
BN2 1
Latitude
50.819567
Longitude
-0.135324
British National Grid easting
531,444
British National Grid northing
103,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Electoral ward
Kemptown · E05015405
Parish or community
E43000034
Output area
E00085551
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 031E · E01016944
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 031 · E02003521

Postcode source versions

Explore BN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Middle Street Primary School

    Community school

    563 m
  2. Carlton Hill Primary School

    Community school

    608 m
  3. Tarnerland Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,307
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,468
  • Shoplifting 2,999
  • Anti social behaviour 1,731
  • Public order 1,593
  • Other theft 1,146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

1 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
BN2 1 residents
10,213

Age bands in BN2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.5%

674 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.4%

1,499 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.7%

3,826 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

3,002 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

1,411 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN2 1 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

25

within 5 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    226 m

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    253 m

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    272 m

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    494 m

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    684 m

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    1.0 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    1.3 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    1.3 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    1.4 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    1.5 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    1.6 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    2.0 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    2.1 km

  • BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G81669

    2.1 km

  • WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE CIC

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

    ODS code Y06007

    2.1 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    2.3 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    2.3 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    2.6 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    2.9 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Sea Life Centre

    BCT · Brighton

    0.0 miles
  • Sea Life Centre

    BCT · Brighton

    0.0 miles
  • Old Steine

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • Old Steine south

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles
  • St James's Street

    BCT · Brighton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 031E, 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

10,779 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
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

Schools

65 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Middle Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 563 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,307 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,275.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,468 events.

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