BN3 6EG postcode in Brighton and Hove, England

BN3 6EG is a postcode in Brighton and Hove, in the Westdene & Hove Park 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 50% of homes and businesses at BN3 6EG can get it Across Brighton and Hove: 87% Typical price £725,000 Homes sold in BN3 6, last 12 months. ▼ 7.1% on the year before Nearest station Brighton 900 m in a straight line

Where BN3 6EG is, and what is near it

Map of BN3 6EG and what is near it Map of BN3 6EG: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the BN3 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 5 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BN3 6EA: also in BN3 6BN3 6EB: also in BN3 6BN3 6ED: also in BN3 6BN3 6EE: also in BN3 6BN3 6EF: also in BN3 6BN3 6EH: also in BN3 6BN3 6EJ: also in BN3 6BN3 6EL: also in BN3 6BN3 6EN: also in BN3 6BN3 6EP: also in BN3 6BN3 6EQ: also in BN3 6BN3 6ER: also in BN3 6BN3 6ES: also in BN3 6BN3 6ET: also in BN3 6BN3 6EU: also in BN3 6BN3 6EZ: also in BN3 6BN3 6FA: also in BN3 6BN3 6FB: also in BN3 6BN3 6FD: also in BN3 6BN3 6FE: also in BN3 6BN3 6FF: also in BN3 6BN3 6FG: also in BN3 6BN3 6FH: also in BN3 6BN3 6FJ: also in BN3 6BN3 6FL: also in BN3 6BN3 6FN: also in BN3 6BN3 6FP: also in BN3 6BN3 6FQ: also in BN3 6BN3 6FR: also in BN3 6BN3 6FS: also in BN3 6BN3 6FZ: also in BN3 6BN3 6GA: also in BN3 6BN3 6GB: also in BN3 6BN3 6LB: also in BN3 6BN3 6LZ: also in BN3 6BN3 6NA: also in BN3 6BN3 6NB: also in BN3 6BN3 6ND: also in BN3 6BN3 6NE: also in BN3 6BN3 6NF: also in BN3 6BN3 6NH: also in BN3 6BN3 6NJ: also in BN3 6BN3 6NL: also in BN3 6BN3 6NS: also in BN3 6BN3 6NT: also in BN3 6BN3 6NU: also in BN3 6BN3 6NW: also in BN3 6BN3 6NX: also in BN3 6BN3 6SE: also in BN3 6 Brighton Girls GDST 700 mChar.gy 850 mLondon Road (Brighton) station 1.1 kmWestdene & Hove Park BN3 6EG Map of BN3 6EG and what is near it Map of BN3 6EG: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the BN3 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 5 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Brighton Girls GDST 700 mWestdene &Hove Park BN3 6EG
  • BN3 6EG
  • Other postcodes in BN3 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 50.8341, longitude -0.1512)

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 BN3 6EG?

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 BN3 6EG?

Every home and business at BN3 6EG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN3 6EG 50% Brighton and Hove 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN3 6EG 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 BN3 6EG?

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 BN3 6EG 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 BN3 6EG.

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 BN3 6EG: 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 BN3 6EG 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 BN3 6EG?

Homes in BN3 6 sold for a typical £725,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 124 sales, down 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£725,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£780,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,185,000 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £785,000 24 sales
  • Terraced £787,500 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £316,250 40 sales

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

Across the whole BN3 district: a typical £445,000 from 992 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 BN3 6EG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BN3 6EG 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 BN3 6EG

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BN3 6EG. 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 BN3 6EG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around BN3 6EG. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (52%). 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 BN3 6EG

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 £5,161 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,301.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,720
Band Babout 20 (3%)£2,007
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,294
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,581
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£3,154
Band Fabout 140 (20%)£3,727
Band Gabout 330 (46%)£4,301
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,161

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 52% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. Withheld 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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 BN3 6EG is in (ONS area E01016981), 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 BN3 6EG?

The nearest open schools to BN3 6EG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BN3 6EG, 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 BN3 6EG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN3 6EG is Brighton Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Brighton Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • London Road (Brighton) Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest BHASVIC, 30 m away.

More stations near BN3 6EG, 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 BN3 6EG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BN3 6EG, 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 BN3 6EG?

5 within 1 km 39 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BN3 6EG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Electric Blue Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 750 mWalk
  • Electric Blue Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 800 mWalk
  • Electric Blue Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 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 BN3 6EG?

The nearest to the centre of BN3 6EG, 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 BN3 6EG?

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 BN3 6EG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BN3 6EG, 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 BN3 6EG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BN3 6EG, 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 BN3 6EG?

The nearest vets to the centre of BN3 6EG 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 BN3 6EG in a conservation area?

The centre of BN3 6EG 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 BN3 6EG?

Police.uk records 1,551 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN3 6EG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences396 reports
Anti-social behaviour315 reports
Shoplifting290 reports
Public order144 reports
Other theft113 reports
Criminal damage and arson57 reports

Also: drugs 56, vehicle crime 42, burglary 33, theft from the person 29, robbery 25, bicycle theft 23, possession of weapons 16, 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 BN3 6EG

Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
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.

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All of BN3

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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