BN3 2DF

Central Hove · Brighton and Hove · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hove
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Hove and Portslade
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN3 2DG 12 m
BN3 2DD 47 m
BN3 2DE 57 m
BN3 4GT 57 m
BN3 2DW 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN3 2DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 2
Latitude
50.827185
Longitude
-0.179238
British National Grid easting
528,330
British National Grid northing
104,652

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Brighton and Hove · E06000043
Parish or community
E43000034
Westminster constituency
Hove and Portslade · E14001296
Output area
E00085054
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 028A · E01016857
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 028 · E02003518

Postcode source versions

Explore BN3

47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hove Manor, 25, Hove Street, Hove, BN3 2DF 3 June 2024 £445,446
Hove Manor, Garage 18, Hove Street, Hove, BN3 2DF 26 April 2023 £34,000
Hove Manor, 21, Hove Street, Hove, BN3 2DF 18 August 2022 £549,400

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
40
Secondary
9
  1. Brighton and Hove Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    205 m
  2. St Christopher's School

    Other independent school

    421 m
  3. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,110
  • Anti social behaviour 628
  • Shoplifting 577
  • Public order 340
  • Other theft 316

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

16 female, 12 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.8
BN3 2 residents
6,894

Age bands in BN3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.7%

625 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

646 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.2%

2,748 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,068 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,101 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN3 2 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

22

within 5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    682 m

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

    1.1 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

    1.6 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    2.1 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    2.2 km

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

    2.3 km

  • PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX

    ODS code G81046

    2.5 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    2.5 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    2.5 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    2.7 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    2.7 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    3.0 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    3.1 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    3.1 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    3.1 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    3.1 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    3.2 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    3.3 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 22 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hove Street

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • King Alfred Leisure Centre

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Hove Street

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Hove Street

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • King Alfred Leisure Centre

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 028A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,808 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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 £459,223 from 4 recorded sales in BN3 2DF. 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Brighton and Hove Clinic School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 329.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,110 events.

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