BN2 5DL postcode in Brighton and Hove, England

BN2 5DL is a postcode in Brighton and Hove, in the Whitehawk & Marina ward. It is in the Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven 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 can get it. Brighton and Hove: 87% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in BN2 5, last 12 months. ▲ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Brighton 2.1 km in a straight line

Where BN2 5DL is, and what is near it

Map of BN2 5DL and what is near it Map of BN2 5DL: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the BN2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN2 5AA: also in BN2 5BN2 5AB: also in BN2 5BN2 5AD: also in BN2 5BN2 5BA: also in BN2 5BN2 5BB: also in BN2 5BN2 5BD: also in BN2 5BN2 5BE: also in BN2 5BN2 5BF: also in BN2 5BN2 5DA: also in BN2 5BN2 5DB: also in BN2 5BN2 5DD: also in BN2 5BN2 5DE: also in BN2 5BN2 5DF: also in BN2 5BN2 5DG: also in BN2 5BN2 5DH: also in BN2 5BN2 5DJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5DN: also in BN2 5BN2 5DT: also in BN2 5BN2 5DZ: also in BN2 5BN2 5EA: also in BN2 5BN2 5EB: also in BN2 5BN2 5ED: also in BN2 5BN2 5EE: also in BN2 5BN2 5EF: also in BN2 5BN2 5EG: also in BN2 5BN2 5EH: also in BN2 5BN2 5EJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5EL: also in BN2 5BN2 5EN: also in BN2 5BN2 5EP: also in BN2 5BN2 5EQ: also in BN2 5BN2 5ER: also in BN2 5BN2 5ES: also in BN2 5BN2 5ET: also in BN2 5BN2 5EU: also in BN2 5BN2 5EX: also in BN2 5BN2 5EY: also in BN2 5BN2 5EZ: also in BN2 5BN2 5FA: also in BN2 5BN2 5FB: also in BN2 5BN2 5FD: also in BN2 5BN2 5FE: also in BN2 5BN2 5FF: also in BN2 5BN2 5FG: also in BN2 5BN2 5FH: also in BN2 5BN2 5FJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5FL: also in BN2 5BN2 5GE: also in BN2 5BN2 5GF: also in BN2 5BN2 5GG: also in BN2 5BN2 5GH: also in BN2 5BN2 5GJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5GL: also in BN2 5BN2 5GN: also in BN2 5BN2 5GP: also in BN2 5BN2 5GQ: also in BN2 5BN2 5GR: also in BN2 5BN2 5GS: also in BN2 5BN2 5GT: also in BN2 5BN2 5GU: also in BN2 5BN2 5GW: also in BN2 5BN2 5GX: also in BN2 5BN2 5GY: also in BN2 5BN2 5GZ: also in BN2 5BN2 5HJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5JA: also in BN2 5BN2 5JB: also in BN2 5BN2 5JD: also in BN2 5BN2 5JE: also in BN2 5BN2 5JG: also in BN2 5BN2 5JJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5JL: also in BN2 5BN2 5JN: also in BN2 5BN2 5JP: also in BN2 5BN2 5JQ: also in BN2 5BN2 5JR: also in BN2 5BN2 5JS: also in BN2 5BN2 5JT: also in BN2 5BN2 5JU: also in BN2 5BN2 5JW: also in BN2 5BN2 5JY: also in BN2 5BN2 5LJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5LU: also in BN2 5BN2 5LY: also in BN2 5BN2 5LZ: also in BN2 5BN2 5NA: also in BN2 5BN2 5NB: also in BN2 5BN2 5NE: also in BN2 5BN2 5NF: also in BN2 5BN2 5NH: also in BN2 5BN2 5NP: also in BN2 5BN2 5NS: also in BN2 5BN2 5NT: also in BN2 5BN2 5RU: also in BN2 5BN2 5RY: also in BN2 5BN2 5TB: also in BN2 5BN2 5TW: also in BN2 5BN2 5TX: also in BN2 5BN2 5YS: also in BN2 5BN2 5YU: also in BN2 5BN2 5YW: also in BN2 5BN2 5ZJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5ZN: also in BN2 5 Lewes Crescent 700 mBrighton station 2.1 kmWhitehawk & Marina BN2 5DL Map of BN2 5DL and what is near it Map of BN2 5DL: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the BN2 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Whitehawk & Marina BN2 5DL
  • BN2 5DL
  • Other postcodes in BN2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • 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 50.8214, longitude -0.1134)

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 BN2 5DL?

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 BN2 5DL?

Every home and business at BN2 5DL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Brighton and Hove: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Brighton and Hove: 98%

The line marks the figure across Brighton and Hove.

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 BN2 5DL?

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 BN2 5DL 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 BN2 5DL.

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 BN2 5DL: 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 BN2 5DL 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 BN2 5DL?

Homes in BN2 5 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, up 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £467,500 16 sales
  • Terraced £550,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £307,500 30 sales

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

Across the whole BN2 district: a typical £420,000 from 898 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 BN2 5DL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN2 5DL 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

What council tax band are homes near BN2 5DL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around BN2 5DL. Over half of them (60%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (44%). 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 BN2 5DL

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 580 (60%)£1,720
Band Babout 200 (21%)£2,007
Band Cabout 50 (5%)£2,294
Band Dabout 50 (5%)£2,581
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£3,154
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,727
Band Gwithheld£4,301
Band Hfewer than 5£5,161

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 44% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 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 BN2 5DL is in (ONS area E01016863), 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 BN2 5DL?

The nearest open schools to BN2 5DL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN2 5DL, 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 BN2 5DL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN2 5DL is Brighton Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Brighton Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • London Road (Brighton) Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beresford Road, 46 m away.

More stations near BN2 5DL, 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 BN2 5DL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN2 5DL, 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 BN2 5DL?

12 within 1 km 51 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN2 5DL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Brighton and Hove City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 3.7 kW 400 mWalk
  • Brighton and Hove City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 3.7 kW 450 mWalk
  • Brighton and Hove City Council Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 3.7 kW 450 mWalk

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 BN2 5DL?

The nearest to the centre of BN2 5DL, 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 BN2 5DL?

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 BN2 5DL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN2 5DL, 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 BN2 5DL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN2 5DL, 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 BN2 5DL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN2 5DL 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 BN2 5DL in a conservation area?

The centre of BN2 5DL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 BN2 5DL?

Police.uk records 698 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN2 5DL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences245 reports
Anti-social behaviour151 reports
Public order73 reports
Other theft53 reports
Shoplifting32 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports

Also: drugs 31, vehicle crime 21, burglary 15, theft from the person 12, bicycle theft 12, other crime 12, possession of weapons 6, robbery 4.

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 BN2 5DL

Ward
Whitehawk & Marina
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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Nearby postcodes

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

BN2 5DD40 mBN2 5DN60 mBN2 5DF70 mBN2 5DG70 mBN2 5DJ90 mBN2 0YS110 m
All of BN2

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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