BN1 2PY postcode in Brighton and Hove, England

BN1 2PY is a postcode in Brighton and Hove, in the Brunswick & Adelaide ward. It is in the Hove and Portslade parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BN1 2PY can get it Across Brighton and Hove: 87% Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in BN1 2, last 12 months. ▼ 6.5% on the year before Nearest station Brighton 1.3 km in a straight line

Where BN1 2PY is, and what is near it

Map of BN1 2PY and what is near it Map of BN1 2PY: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the BN1 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN1 2AA: also in BN1 2BN1 2AB: also in BN1 2BN1 2AD: also in BN1 2BN1 2AJ: also in BN1 2BN1 2AS: also in BN1 2BN1 2AU: also in BN1 2BN1 2BA: also in BN1 2BN1 2BB: also in BN1 2BN1 2BE: also in BN1 2BN1 2BJ: also in BN1 2BN1 2BN: also in BN1 2BN1 2DA: also in BN1 2BN1 2DG: also in BN1 2BN1 2DX: also in BN1 2BN1 2EA: also in BN1 2BN1 2EB: also in BN1 2BN1 2ED: also in BN1 2BN1 2EE: also in BN1 2BN1 2EF: also in BN1 2BN1 2EG: also in BN1 2BN1 2ES: also in BN1 2BN1 2EW: also in BN1 2BN1 2FA: also in BN1 2BN1 2FB: also in BN1 2BN1 2FD: also in BN1 2BN1 2FE: also in BN1 2BN1 2FF: also in BN1 2BN1 2FG: also in BN1 2BN1 2FH: also in BN1 2BN1 2FJ: also in BN1 2BN1 2FL: also in BN1 2BN1 2FN: also in BN1 2BN1 2FQ: also in BN1 2BN1 2FU: also in BN1 2BN1 2FW: also in BN1 2BN1 2GG: also in BN1 2BN1 2GR: also in BN1 2BN1 2GS: also in BN1 2BN1 2HA: also in BN1 2BN1 2HB: also in BN1 2BN1 2HD: also in BN1 2BN1 2HE: also in BN1 2BN1 2HF: also in BN1 2BN1 2HG: also in BN1 2BN1 2HH: also in BN1 2BN1 2HN: also in BN1 2BN1 2HP: also in BN1 2BN1 2HQ: also in BN1 2BN1 2HR: also in BN1 2BN1 2HS: also in BN1 2BN1 2HW: also in BN1 2BN1 2HX: also in BN1 2BN1 2HZ: also in BN1 2BN1 2JF: also in BN1 2BN1 2JG: also in BN1 2BN1 2JH: also in BN1 2BN1 2LA: also in BN1 2BN1 2LB: also in BN1 2BN1 2LD: also in BN1 2BN1 2LE: also in BN1 2BN1 2LF: also in BN1 2BN1 2LG: also in BN1 2BN1 2LH: also in BN1 2BN1 2LJ: also in BN1 2BN1 2LL: also in BN1 2BN1 2LN: also in BN1 2BN1 2LP: also in BN1 2BN1 2LQ: also in BN1 2BN1 2LS: also in BN1 2BN1 2LY: also in BN1 2BN1 2NA: also in BN1 2BN1 2ND: also in BN1 2BN1 2NL: also in BN1 2BN1 2NN: also in BN1 2BN1 2NW: also in BN1 2BN1 2PA: also in BN1 2BN1 2PB: also in BN1 2BN1 2PD: also in BN1 2BN1 2PE: also in BN1 2BN1 2PF: also in BN1 2BN1 2PG: also in BN1 2BN1 2PH: also in BN1 2BN1 2PJ: also in BN1 2BN1 2PL: also in BN1 2BN1 2PN: also in BN1 2BN1 2PP: also in BN1 2BN1 2PQ: also in BN1 2BN1 2PS: also in BN1 2BN1 2PT: also in BN1 2BN1 2PU: also in BN1 2BN1 2PW: also in BN1 2BN1 2PX: also in BN1 2BN1 2PZ: also in BN1 2BN1 2QA: also in BN1 2BN1 2QD: also in BN1 2BN1 2QJ: also in BN1 2BN1 2RA: also in BN1 2BN1 2RD: also in BN1 2BN1 2RE: also in BN1 2BN1 2RF: also in BN1 2BN1 2RG: also in BN1 2BN1 2RL: also in BN1 2BN1 2RP: also in BN1 2BN1 2RS: also in BN1 2BN1 2RT: also in BN1 2BN1 2TA: also in BN1 2BN1 2TB: also in BN1 2BN1 2TD: also in BN1 2BN1 2TE: also in BN1 2BN1 2TF: also in BN1 2 Brighton and Hove BN1 2PY Map of BN1 2PY and what is near it Map of BN1 2PY: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the BN1 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Regency BN1 2PY
  • BN1 2PY
  • Other postcodes in BN1 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8230, longitude -0.1564)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN1 2PY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BN1 2PY?

Every home and business at BN1 2PY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN1 2PY 100% Brighton and Hove 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN1 2PY 100% Brighton and Hove 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BN1 2PY?

BinDayBuddy does not read Brighton and Hove City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Brighton and Hove City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BN1 2PY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BN1 2PY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Brighton and Hove

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BN1 2PY: 5,156 properties in Brighton and Hove are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Brighton and Hove

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BN1 2PY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BN1 2PY?

Homes in BN1 2 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, down 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £459,375 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £280,000 47 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BN1 district: a typical £432,000 from 866 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BN1 2PY

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BN1 2PY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 March 2026. The middle sale was £312,000, from £270,000 to £510,000. Across BN1 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £290,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BN1 2PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around BN1 2PY. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (79%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BN1 2PY

Band D in Brighton and Hove for 2026‑27: £2,581. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,720 (band A) to £3,727 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,720.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 440 (44%)£1,720
Band Babout 180 (18%)£2,007
Band Cabout 140 (14%)£2,294
Band Dabout 150 (15%)£2,581
Band Eabout 60 (6%)£3,154
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,727
Band Gwithheld£4,301
Band Hwithheld£5,161

When the homes were built

  1. 79% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Brighton and Hove before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BN1 2PY is in (ONS area E01016850), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BN1 2PY?

The nearest open schools to BN1 2PY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN1 2PY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BN1 2PY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN1 2PY is Brighton Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Brighton Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Hove Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Norfolk Square, 260 m away.

More stations near BN1 2PY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BN1 2PY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN1 2PY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BN1 2PY?

2 within 1 km 33 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN1 2PY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Believ Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 550 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 600 mWalk
  • Brighton and Hove City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BN1 2PY?

The nearest to the centre of BN1 2PY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BN1 2PY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BN1 2PY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN1 2PY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BN1 2PY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN1 2PY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BN1 2PY?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN1 2PY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BN1 2PY in a conservation area?

The centre of BN1 2PY is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BN1 2PY?

Police.uk records 1,563 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN1 2PY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences398 reports
Anti-social behaviour329 reports
Shoplifting288 reports
Public order160 reports
Other theft114 reports
Drugs56 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 49, vehicle crime 34, theft from the person 32, bicycle theft 27, robbery 27, burglary 24, possession of weapons 13, other crime 12.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BN1 2PY

Ward
Brunswick & Adelaide
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Brighton and Hove
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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