BN postcode area: Brighton
The BN postcode area is known as the Brighton area. It is every postcode that begins BN followed by a number. It has 37 districts and 22,567 postcodes in use, across 11 councils.
Homes in the BN area sold for a typical £365,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £225,850 in BN21 (Eastbourne) to £525,000 in BN6 (Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint).
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 50.8300
Longitude -0.1162
This is the middle of the postcodes in the BN area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the BN area?
Homes in the BN area sold for a typical £365,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 9,973 sales, down 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £520,000 2,246 sales
- Semi-detached £390,000 2,428 sales
- Terraced £357,500 2,477 sales
- Flat or maisonette £240,000 2,822 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the BN districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- BN1 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove, Lewes, Mid Sussex 1,578 postcodes Typical price£432,000 Gigabit, every home1,009 of 1,535 At flood riskNone listed
- BN2 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove, Lewes 1,608 postcodes Typical price£420,000 Gigabit, every home1,198 of 1,577 At flood risk30 of 1,608
- BN3 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove 1,447 postcodes Typical price£445,000 Gigabit, every home950 of 1,421 At flood risk10 of 1,447
- BN5 postcode district: HenfieldHorsham, Mid Sussex 288 postcodes Typical price£506,500 Gigabit, every home123 of 280 At flood risk12 of 288
- BN6 postcode district: Hassocks and HurstpierpointMid Sussex, Lewes, Horsham 624 postcodes Typical price£525,000 Gigabit, every home327 of 607 At flood risk36 of 624
- BN7 postcode district: LewesLewes 746 postcodes Typical price£480,000 Gigabit, every home337 of 674 At flood risk154 of 746
- BN8 postcode district: RingmerLewes, Wealden, Mid Sussex 696 postcodes Typical price£470,000 Gigabit, every home196 of 679 At flood risk32 of 696
- BN9 postcode district: NewhavenLewes 416 postcodes Typical price£300,000 Gigabit, every home279 of 405 At flood risk107 of 416
- BN10 postcode district: PeacehavenLewes 537 postcodes Typical price£345,000 Gigabit, every home443 of 526 At flood riskNone listed
- BN11 postcode district: WorthingWorthing 1,097 postcodes Typical price£270,000 Gigabit, every home884 of 961 At flood risk139 of 1,097
- BN12 postcode district: WorthingWorthing, Arun 688 postcodes Typical price£405,000 Gigabit, every home573 of 674 At flood risk67 of 688
- BN13 postcode district: WorthingWorthing, Arun 772 postcodes Typical price£360,000 Gigabit, every home695 of 758 At flood risk32 of 772
- BN14 postcode district: WorthingWorthing, Arun, Adur 751 postcodes Typical price£383,750 Gigabit, every home648 of 739 At flood risk3 of 751
- BN15 postcode district: Lancing and SomptingAdur 746 postcodes Typical price£355,000 Gigabit, every home646 of 721 At flood risk146 of 746
- BN16 postcode district: RustingtonArun 1,022 postcodes Typical price£385,000 Gigabit, every home684 of 941 At flood risk57 of 1,022
- BN17 postcode district: LittlehamptonArun 768 postcodes Typical price£285,000 Gigabit, every home538 of 759 At flood risk186 of 768
- BN18 postcode district: YaptonArun, Horsham, Chichester 588 postcodes Typical price£395,000 Gigabit, every home325 of 564 At flood risk79 of 588
- BN20 postcode district: EastbourneEastbourne, Wealden 730 postcodes Typical price£360,000 Gigabit, every home489 of 721 At flood risk1 of 730
- BN21 postcode district: EastbourneEastbourne 932 postcodes Typical price£225,850 Gigabit, every home771 of 867 At flood risk11 of 932
- BN22 postcode district: EastbourneEastbourne, Wealden 828 postcodes Typical price£285,000 Gigabit, every home731 of 825 At flood risk365 of 828
- BN23 postcode district: EastbourneEastbourne, Wealden 688 postcodes Typical price£276,250 Gigabit, every home632 of 683 At flood risk429 of 688
- BN24 postcode district: Pevensey BayWealden, Rother 383 postcodes Typical price£352,500 Gigabit, every home180 of 362 At flood risk161 of 383
- BN25 postcode district: SeafordLewes, Wealden 885 postcodes Typical price£370,000 Gigabit, every home589 of 870 At flood risk99 of 885
- BN26 postcode district: PolegateWealden 525 postcodes Typical price£317,750 Gigabit, every home353 of 519 At flood risk42 of 525
- BN27 postcode district: HailshamWealden 1,134 postcodes Typical price£315,000 Gigabit, every home611 of 1,045 At flood risk43 of 1,134
- BN41 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove, Adur 396 postcodes Typical price£380,000 Gigabit, every home334 of 371 At flood risk10 of 396
- BN42 postcode district: SouthwickAdur, Brighton and Hove 219 postcodes Typical price£450,000 Gigabit, every home192 of 215 At flood risk7 of 219
- BN43 postcode district: Shoreham-by-SeaAdur, Horsham 530 postcodes Typical price£418,750 Gigabit, every home379 of 492 At flood risk118 of 530
- BN44 postcode district: SteyningHorsham 263 postcodes Typical price£430,000 Gigabit, every home153 of 261 At flood risk49 of 263
- BN45 postcode district: No place listedMid Sussex 42 postcodes Typical price£487,500 Gigabit, every home25 of 42 At flood riskNone listed
- BN50 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove 68 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
- BN51 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove 9 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
- BN52 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove 61 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
- BN88 postcode district: Brighton and HoveBrighton and Hove 8 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home1 of 2 At flood riskNone listed
- BN91 postcode district: No place listedNo council given 1 postcode Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
- BN95 postcode district: Lancing and SomptingAdur 1 postcode Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
- BN99 postcode district: Lancing and SomptingAdur, Worthing 492 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home2 of 2 At flood risk1 of 492
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the BN area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the BN area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the BN area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Brighton and Hove5,079 postcodes
- Lewes3,291 postcodes
- Worthing3,136 postcodes
- Eastbourne2,861 postcodes
- Arun2,678 postcodes
- Wealden2,484 postcodes
- Adur1,853 postcodes
- Mid Sussex607 postcodes
- Horsham567 postcodes
- Rother9 postcodes
- Chichester1 postcode
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