BN3 2WF

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 2WG 67 m
BN3 2WH 67 m
BN3 2RQ 70 m
BN3 2WL 75 m
BN3 2RR 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN3 2WF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 2
Latitude
50.824649
Longitude
-0.174054
British National Grid easting
528,702
British National Grid northing
104,379

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
E00085060
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 028C · E01016859
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 028 · E02003518

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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51 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Courtenay House, Flat 3, Courtenay Terrace, Hove, BN3 2WF 26 October 2023 £1,400,000
Courtenay Lodge, Flat 5, Courtenay Terrace, Hove, BN3 2WF 20 July 2023 £900,000
Courtenay Tye, Courtenay Terrace, Hove, BN3 2WF 11 April 2023 £7,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
41
Secondary
8
  1. Brighton and Hove Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    649 m
  2. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    660 m
  3. St Christopher's School

    Other independent school

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,512
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,234
  • Anti social behaviour 727
  • Shoplifting 653
  • Public order 395
  • Other theft 362

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

17 female, 17 male

Postcode households
19
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

25

within 5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    746 m

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    1.3 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    1.4 km

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

    1.5 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    1.8 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    1.9 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    2.3 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    2.3 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    2.4 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    2.4 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    2.7 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    2.7 km

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

    2.7 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    2.8 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    2.8 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    2.8 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    2.9 km

  • PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX

    ODS code G81046

    2.9 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    3.0 km

  • PARK CRESCENT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN2 3HP

    ODS code G81028

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fourth Avenue

    BCT · Hove

    0.0 miles
  • Fourth Avenue

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • King Alfred Leisure Centre

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles
  • King Alfred Leisure Centre

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles
  • King's House

    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.

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
10
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £960,000 from 8 recorded sales in BN3 2WF. 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

Published establishments

71 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 8 secondary schools. Brighton and Hove Clinic School is the nearest published school at 649 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,512 published events cover 12 months, averaging 376 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,234 events.

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