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BN3

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,563
Current units
1,447
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
1,116

Postcode sectors in BN3

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8 sectors

Property

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63,325 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Mill Drive, Hove, BN3 6WB 27 July 2026 £755,000
44, Bramber Avenue, Hove, BN3 8GW 27 July 2026 £461,000
16, 4, Medina Villas, Hove, BN3 2RL 24 July 2026 £375,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
20
Primary
10
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
6,035
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,876
  • Anti social behaviour 960
  • Shoplifting 702
  • Public order 506
  • Other theft 503

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BN3 usual residents
80,963
Age-profile population
81,156

Age bands in BN3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15%
12,141 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.3%
8,385 residents
Age 25 to 44
31.3%
25,369 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.3%
22,946 residents
Age 65 and over
15.2%
12,315 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,421 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 1,354 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 950 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

in this district

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 7,611 recorded sales in BN3. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

6,035 published events cover 12 months, averaging 503 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,876 events.

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