BN3 2LS

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 2QU 9 m
BN3 2QY 40 m
BN3 2QX 48 m
BN3 2LG 81 m
BN3 2LP 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN3 2LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2021
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 2
Latitude
50.824637
Longitude
-0.168105
British National Grid easting
529,121
British National Grid northing
104,388

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
E00085066
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 028C · E01016859
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 028 · E02003518

Postcode source versions

Explore BN3

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kings House, Parking Space 11a, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LS 27 June 2025 £40,000
Kings House, Parking Space 76, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LS 10 November 2023 £40,000
Kings House, Parking Space 74, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LS 31 March 2023 £36,365

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
39
Secondary
8
  1. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    801 m
  2. Brunswick Primary School

    Community school

    807 m
  3. The Montessori Place

    Other independent school

    960 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,795
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,681
  • Shoplifting 1,493
  • Anti social behaviour 890
  • Public order 590
  • Other theft 504

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    782 m

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    846 m

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    1.1 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    1.4 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    1.5 km

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

    1.8 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    1.9 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    1.9 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    2.1 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    2.1 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    2.3 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    2.3 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    2.4 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    2.4 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    2.4 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    2.5 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    2.7 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    2.9 km

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

    3.0 km

  • PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX

    ODS code G81046

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • King's House

    BCT · Hove

    0.0 miles
  • King's House

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Fourth Avenue

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles
  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles
  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,533 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £40,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN3 2LS. 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 801 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,795 published events cover 12 months, averaging 566.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,681 events.

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