BN2 5NU postcode in Brighton and Hove, England

BN2 5NU 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 2.8 km in a straight line

Where BN2 5NU is, and what is near it

Map of BN2 5NU and what is near it Map of BN2 5NU: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the BN2 5 sector, 4 schools (3 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), 15 bus stops and 5 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. BN2 5DT: also in BN2 5BN2 5DZ: 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 5ET: also in BN2 5BN2 5EY: also in BN2 5BN2 5EZ: 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 5FY: also in BN2 5BN2 5FZ: also in BN2 5BN2 5GA: also in BN2 5BN2 5GB: 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 5HL: also in BN2 5BN2 5JP: also in BN2 5BN2 5JQ: also in BN2 5BN2 5JT: also in BN2 5BN2 5LA: also in BN2 5BN2 5LE: also in BN2 5BN2 5LP: also in BN2 5BN2 5LQ: also in BN2 5BN2 5LR: also in BN2 5BN2 5LS: also in BN2 5BN2 5LT: also in BN2 5BN2 5LU: also in BN2 5BN2 5LW: also in BN2 5BN2 5LY: also in BN2 5BN2 5LZ: also in BN2 5BN2 5NB: also in BN2 5BN2 5ND: also in BN2 5BN2 5NE: also in BN2 5BN2 5NF: also in BN2 5BN2 5NG: also in BN2 5BN2 5NH: also in BN2 5BN2 5NJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5NL: also in BN2 5BN2 5NN: also in BN2 5BN2 5NP: also in BN2 5BN2 5NT: also in BN2 5BN2 5NW: also in BN2 5BN2 5NX: also in BN2 5BN2 5NY: also in BN2 5BN2 5NZ: also in BN2 5BN2 5PA: also in BN2 5BN2 5PB: also in BN2 5BN2 5PE: also in BN2 5BN2 5PF: also in BN2 5BN2 5PN: also in BN2 5BN2 5PU: also in BN2 5BN2 5PW: also in BN2 5BN2 5PY: also in BN2 5BN2 5TS: also in BN2 5BN2 5ZG: also in BN2 5BN2 5ZJ: also in BN2 5BN2 5ZN: also in BN2 5 Blink 550 mCharging 1.0 km3 places, 1.2–2.1 kmWhitehawk & Marina BN2 5NU Map of BN2 5NU and what is near it Map of BN2 5NU: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the BN2 5 sector, 4 schools (3 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), 15 bus stops and 5 EV charging points (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Charging 1.0 kmWhitehawk & Marina BN2 5NU
  • BN2 5NU
  • Other postcodes in BN2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 5 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 50.8224, longitude -0.1028)

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 5NU?

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 5NU?

Every home and business at BN2 5NU 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 5NU?

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 5NU 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 5NU.

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 5NU: 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 5NU 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 5NU?

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 Not enough sales to price (3)
  • 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 5NU

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around BN2 5NU. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (56%). 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 5NU

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 £2,581 (band D); band C, the most common, is £2,294.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (27%)£1,720
Band Babout 60 (10%)£2,007
Band Cabout 330 (56%)£2,294
Band Dabout 40 (7%)£2,581
Band Efewer than 5£3,154
Band Ffewer than 5£3,727
Band Gfewer than 5£4,301
Band Hfewer than 5£5,161

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 56% 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 BN2 5NU is in (ONS area E01016866), 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 5NU?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN2 5NU is Brighton Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Brighton Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • London Road (Brighton) Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stanley Deason Leisure Centre, 150 m away.

More stations near BN2 5NU, 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 5NU?

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

5 within 1 km 46 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 1 charger 550 mWalk
  • Arundel Street Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 3.7 kW 800 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 5NU?

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

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 5NU?

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

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

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

The centre of BN2 5NU 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 5NU?

Police.uk records 364 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN2 5NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences133 reports
Anti-social behaviour81 reports
Public order32 reports
Other theft27 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports

Also: vehicle crime 13, drugs 9, bicycle theft 8, other crime 8, burglary 7, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 2, robbery 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 BN2 5NU

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

BN2 5NL60 mBN2 5LQ60 mBN2 5PU80 mBN2 5NN80 mBN2 5GB90 mBN2 5NJ100 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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