BN3 6GB postcode in Brighton and Hove, England

BN3 6GB is a postcode in Brighton and Hove, in the Goldsmid 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 BN3 6GB 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 Hove 600 m in a straight line

Where BN3 6GB is, and what is near it

Map of BN3 6GB and what is near it Map of BN3 6GB: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the BN3 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BN3 6AA: also in BN3 6BN3 6AB: also in BN3 6BN3 6AE: also in BN3 6BN3 6AH: also in BN3 6BN3 6AJ: also in BN3 6BN3 6AL: also in BN3 6BN3 6AN: also in BN3 6BN3 6AZ: also in BN3 6BN3 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 6EG: 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 6FT: also in BN3 6BN3 6FU: also in BN3 6BN3 6FX: also in BN3 6BN3 6FY: also in BN3 6BN3 6FZ: also in BN3 6BN3 6GA: also in BN3 6BN3 6GD: also in BN3 6BN3 6GE: also in BN3 6BN3 6GF: also in BN3 6BN3 6GH: also in BN3 6BN3 6GJ: also in BN3 6BN3 6GN: also in BN3 6BN3 6GP: also in BN3 6BN3 6GQ: also in BN3 6BN3 6GR: also in BN3 6BN3 6GS: also in BN3 6BN3 6GT: also in BN3 6BN3 6GU: also in BN3 6BN3 6GZ: also in BN3 6BN3 6HA: also in BN3 6BN3 6HB: also in BN3 6BN3 6HD: also in BN3 6BN3 6HE: also in BN3 6BN3 6HF: also in BN3 6BN3 6HG: also in BN3 6BN3 6HH: also in BN3 6BN3 6HJ: also in BN3 6BN3 6HL: also in BN3 6BN3 6HN: also in BN3 6BN3 6HP: also in BN3 6BN3 6HQ: also in BN3 6BN3 6HR: also in BN3 6BN3 6HS: also in BN3 6BN3 6HT: also in BN3 6BN3 6HW: also in BN3 6BN3 6HX: also in BN3 6BN3 6HY: also in BN3 6BN3 6HZ: also in BN3 6BN3 6JB: also in BN3 6BN3 6LA: also in BN3 6BN3 6LB: also in BN3 6BN3 6LD: also in BN3 6BN3 6LH: also in BN3 6BN3 6LJ: also in BN3 6BN3 6LP: also in BN3 6BN3 6LQ: also in BN3 6BN3 6LX: also in BN3 6BN3 6LY: 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 6NN: also in BN3 6BN3 6NP: also in BN3 6BN3 6NQ: also in BN3 6BN3 6NR: 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 6PA: also in BN3 6BN3 6SE: also in BN3 6 Preston Park station 1.3 kmWestdene & Hove Park BN3 6GB Map of BN3 6GB and what is near it Map of BN3 6GB: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the BN3 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Westdene & Hove Park BN3 6GB
  • BN3 6GB
  • Other postcodes in BN3 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 50.8350, longitude -0.1622)

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 BN3 6GB?

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 6GB?

Every home and business at BN3 6GB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BN3 6GB 100% Brighton and Hove 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BN3 6GB 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 6GB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BN3 6GB.

Check the bin days for BN3 6GB on BinDayBuddy

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 6GB 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 6GB.

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 6GB: 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 6GB 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 6GB?

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 6GB

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around BN3 6GB. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 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 BN3 6GB

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 B, the most common, is £2,007.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (21%)£1,720
Band Babout 210 (29%)£2,007
Band Cabout 120 (16%)£2,294
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,581
Band Eabout 160 (22%)£3,154
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,727
Band Gwithheld£4,301
Band Hwithheld£5,161

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 44% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 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 BN3 6GB is in (ONS area E01016870), 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 6GB?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BN3 6GB is Hove Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hove Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Preston Park Rail Station Railway station 1.3 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 The Upper Drive, 120 m away.

More stations near BN3 6GB, 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 6GB?

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

0 within 1 km 31 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • Believ Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.2 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 BN3 6GB?

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

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 6GB?

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

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

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

The centre of BN3 6GB 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 6GB?

Police.uk records 760 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BN3 6GB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences199 reports
Anti-social behaviour192 reports
Shoplifting90 reports
Public order76 reports
Other theft48 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports

Also: vehicle crime 31, drugs 22, burglary 16, bicycle theft 13, robbery 11, other crime 10, possession of weapons 9, theft from the person 5.

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 6GB

Ward
Goldsmid
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.

BN3 6FQ50 mBN3 6GD70 mBN3 6FP90 mBN3 6SE100 mBN3 6GA110 mBN3 6GR120 m
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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