BN3 2FE

Brunswick & Adelaide · 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 2GU 27 m
BN3 2FB 51 m
BN3 2JH 57 m
BN3 2FG 59 m
BN3 2FT 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN3 2FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 2
Latitude
50.825184
Longitude
-0.165699
British National Grid easting
529,289
British National Grid northing
104,453

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
E00085021
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 026A · E01016849
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 026 · E02003516

Postcode source versions

Explore BN3

106 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Flat 4, First Avenue, Hove, BN3 2FE 29 July 2024 £465,000
18, Lower Ground Floor Flat, First Avenue, Hove, BN3 2FE 14 July 2023 £575,000
20b, First Avenue, Hove, BN3 2FE 17 February 2023 £271,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
41
Secondary
7
  1. Brunswick Primary School

    Community school

    639 m
  2. The Montessori Place

    Other independent school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    865 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,122
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,069
  • Shoplifting 1,931
  • Anti social behaviour 985
  • Public order 736
  • Other theft 580

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

36 female, 27 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.9% 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+
52%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

26

within 5 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    674 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    804 m

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    925 m

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    1.2 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    1.4 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    1.7 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    1.7 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    1.9 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    1.9 km

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

    2.0 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    2.1 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    2.1 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    2.2 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    2.3 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    2.3 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    2.4 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    2.5 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    2.7 km

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

    3.0 km

  • SCHOOL HOUSE SURGERY

    SCHOOL HOUSE, HERTFORD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 7GF

    ODS code G81613

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 26 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

  • Palmeira Square

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • King's House

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • King's House

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles
  • Palmeira Square

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 026A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,492 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 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
1
Low risk addresses
3
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 £440,000 from 9 recorded sales in BN3 2FE. 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

70 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 7 secondary schools. Brunswick Primary School is the nearest published school at 639 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,122 published events cover 12 months, averaging 676.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,069 events.

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