BN3 4BH

Westbourne & Poets' Corner · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN3 4AE 32 m
BN3 4AF 32 m
BN3 4BF 45 m
BN3 5PA 82 m
BN3 4FL 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN3 4BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN3
Postcode sector
BN3 4
Latitude
50.830170
Longitude
-0.185512
British National Grid easting
527,880
British National Grid northing
104,973

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
E00085779
Lower layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 023A · E01016987
Middle layer super output area
Brighton and Hove 023 · E02003513

Postcode source versions

Explore BN3

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Edward House, 43, Flat 2, New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4BH 10 January 2025 £437,000
Edward House, 43, Flat 28, New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4BH 26 June 2024 £360,000
Edward House, 43, Flat 9, New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4BH 28 September 2023 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
40
Secondary
9
  1. St Christopher's School

    Other independent school

    157 m
  2. Brighton and Hove Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    387 m
  3. Hove Junior School

    Community school

    625 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,212
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,226
  • Shoplifting 700
  • Anti social behaviour 649
  • Public order 354
  • Other theft 327

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

30 female, 15 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.8
BN3 4 residents
8,178

Age bands in BN3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,317 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

742 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

2,081 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.4%

2,591 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

1,521 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN3 4 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

  • WISH PARK SURGERY

    191A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BN3 5JA

    ODS code G81083

    519 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GOLDSTONE VILLAS, HOVE, BN3 3AT

    ODS code G81070

    962 m

  • HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST WAY, HOVE, BN3 8LD

    ODS code G81001

    1.8 km

  • PORTSLADE HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1LX

    ODS code G81046

    2.0 km

  • CHARTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DAVIGDOR ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1RF

    ODS code G81034

    2.0 km

  • WELLBN HEALTHCARE

    18-19 WESTERN ROAD, HOVE, BN3 1AE

    ODS code G81638

    2.1 km

  • MONTPELIER SURGERY

    2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3FS

    ODS code G81044

    2.6 km

  • SEVEN DIALS MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 MONTPELIER CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BN1 3JJ

    ODS code G81047

    2.7 km

  • BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81042

    2.8 km

  • STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    175 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6AG

    ODS code G81038

    2.8 km

  • BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02676

    3.1 km

  • SHIP STREET SURGERY

    65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1AE

    ODS code G81694

    3.2 km

  • PRESTON PARK SURGERY

    2A FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DP

    ODS code G81018

    3.3 km

  • THE HAVEN PRACTICE

    100 BEACONSFIELD VILLAS, BRIGHTON, BN1 6HE

    ODS code G81646

    3.3 km

  • ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    30-36 OXFORD STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4LA

    ODS code G81011

    3.6 km

  • REGENCY SURGERY

    4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1FZ

    ODS code G81656

    3.6 km

  • PAVILION SURGERY

    2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, BN1 1EJ

    ODS code G81054

    3.6 km

  • ARCH HEALTHCARE

    MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 9DH

    ODS code G81689

    3.6 km

  • MILE OAK MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHALKY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 2WF

    ODS code G81073

    3.7 km

  • ARDINGLY COURT SURGERY

    1 ARDINGLY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1SS

    ODS code G81006

    3.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westbourne Villas North

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Richardson Road

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Westbourne Villas North

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Richardson Road

    BCT · Hove

    0.1 miles
  • Scott Road

    BCT · Hove

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brighton and Hove 023A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,982 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £425,000 from 3 recorded sales in BN3 4BH. 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

73 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Christopher's School is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,212 published events cover 12 months, averaging 351 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,226 events.

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