BN1 8YR postcode in Brighton and Hove, England

BN1 8YR is a postcode in Brighton and Hove, in the Westdene & Hove Park ward. It is in the Brighton Pavilion 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 0% of homes and businesses at BN1 8YR can get it Across Brighton and Hove: 87% Typical price £486,250 Homes sold in BN1 8, last 12 months. ▲ 7.5% on the year before Nearest station Preston Park 2.2 km in a straight line

Where BN1 8YR is, and what is near it

Map of BN1 8YR and what is near it Map of BN1 8YR: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BN1 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN1 8AN: also in BN1 8BN1 8AX: also in BN1 8BN1 8BB: also in BN1 8BN1 8NA: also in BN1 8BN1 8NB: also in BN1 8BN1 8ND: also in BN1 8BN1 8PP: also in BN1 8BN1 8QA: also in BN1 8BN1 8QQ: also in BN1 8BN1 8QR: also in BN1 8BN1 8QS: also in BN1 8BN1 8QT: also in BN1 8BN1 8QU: also in BN1 8BN1 8QW: also in BN1 8BN1 8WA: also in BN1 8BN1 8WB: also in BN1 8BN1 8WD: also in BN1 8BN1 8WU: also in BN1 8BN1 8XA: also in BN1 8BN1 8XB: also in BN1 8BN1 8XD: also in BN1 8BN1 8XF: also in BN1 8BN1 8XG: also in BN1 8BN1 8XH: also in BN1 8BN1 8XJ: also in BN1 8BN1 8XL: also in BN1 8BN1 8XR: also in BN1 8BN1 8XT: also in BN1 8BN1 8YA: also in BN1 8BN1 8YB: also in BN1 8BN1 8YD: also in BN1 8BN1 8YE: also in BN1 8BN1 8YF: also in BN1 8BN1 8YG: also in BN1 8BN1 8YH: also in BN1 8BN1 8YP: also in BN1 8BN1 8YQ: also in BN1 8BN1 8YU: also in BN1 8BN1 8YW: also in BN1 8BN1 8ZD: also in BN1 8BN1 8ZF: also in BN1 8BN1 8ZG: also in BN1 8BN1 8ZH: also in BN1 8 2 schools, 1.6–1.8 kmPreston Park station 2.2 kmHove Medical Centre 2.7 kmCarden Surgery 3.0 kmPatcham & Hollingbury BN1 8YR Map of BN1 8YR and what is near it Map of BN1 8YR: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BN1 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Hove station 3.2 kmPatcham & Hollingbury BN1 8YR
  • BN1 8YR
  • Other postcodes in BN1 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

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 50.8636, longitude -0.1700)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BN1 8YR?

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 8YR?

None of the homes and businesses at BN1 8YR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN1 8YR 0% Brighton and Hove 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN1 8YR 0% 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 8YR?

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 8YR 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 8YR.

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 8YR: 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 8YR 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 8YR?

Homes in BN1 8 sold for a typical £486,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 136 sales, up 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£486,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£452,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £638,750 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £480,000 87 sales
  • Terraced £453,750 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £230,000 13 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 8YR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN1 8YR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at BN1 8YR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BN1 8YR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BN1 8YR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around BN1 8YR. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (80%). 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 8YR

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 £4,301 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,154.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,720
Band Babout 60 (10%)£2,007
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,294
Band Dabout 150 (24%)£2,581
Band Eabout 220 (35%)£3,154
Band Fabout 130 (21%)£3,727
Band Gabout 50 (8%)£4,301
Band Hwithheld£5,161

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 80% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 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 8YR is in (ONS area E01016999), 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 8YR?

The nearest open schools to BN1 8YR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN1 8YR, 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 8YR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN1 8YR is Preston Park Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Preston Park Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Hove Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Waterhall Campsite, 29 m away.

More stations near BN1 8YR, 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 8YR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN1 8YR, 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 8YR?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN1 8YR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 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 8YR?

The nearest to the centre of BN1 8YR, 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 8YR?

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 8YR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN1 8YR, 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 8YR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN1 8YR, 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 8YR?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN1 8YR 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 8YR in a conservation area?

The centre of BN1 8YR 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 8YR?

Police.uk records 51 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN1 8YR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Public order4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Drugs4 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 3, vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, burglary 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 8YR

Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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All of BN1

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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