House prices in BN1 2 (Brighton)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BN1 2' (Brighton) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'BN1 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BN1 2", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Brighton.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Brighton is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 2 Sillwood Mews 34-42, Sillwood Street, Brighton, sold for £475,790 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 73 square metres, the price per sqm is £6,517.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £5,700-£6,000, £6,000-£6,300, £6,300-£6,600 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 69 sales in Brighton (BN1 2) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Brighton
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Brighton

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Brighton (BN1 2). Of the 69 transactions, half were sold for between £4,530 and £5,800 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BN1 2' is £5,180. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,800 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Brighton

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Brighton. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Brighton
House price heatmap for Brighton

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BN1 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
BN1 6 Brighton £4,770 sqm £5,710 sqm £6,620 sqm
BN1 1 Brighton £4,730 sqm £5,060 sqm £5,520 sqm
BN1 2 Brighton £4,530 sqm £5,180 sqm £5,800 sqm
BN1 4 Brighton £5,090 sqm £5,920 sqm £6,930 sqm
BN1 9 Brighton £4,200 sqm £4,490 sqm £4,970 sqm
BN1 3 Brighton £5,060 sqm £6,010 sqm £6,870 sqm
BN1 7 Brighton £4,540 sqm £5,120 sqm £6,040 sqm
BN1 5 Brighton £4,750 sqm £5,540 sqm £6,250 sqm
BN1 8 Brighton £4,510 sqm £5,220 sqm £5,990 sqm

Will Brighton house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BN1 2 (Brighton) compared with both the wider area BN1 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Brighton,Brighton
House price trends for Brighton

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent BN1 2 sales
Recent trends for Brighton

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Brighton to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Brighton and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Sussex Heights, Brighton, BN1 2F 95 sqm £3,999 19
Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2J 88 sqm £5,143 18
Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2P 64 sqm £5,551 16
Russell Mews, Brighton, BN1 2A 56 sqm £5,655 15
Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2F 65 sqm £5,229 14
Clarence Square, Brighton, BN1 2E 56 sqm £5,008 12
Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2L 65 sqm £5,172 10
Sillwood Place, Brighton, BN1 2N 50 sqm £5,329 10

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Raw data

Our analysis of Brighton is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
2 Sillwood Mews 34-42, Sillwood St, Brighton £475,790
Jul-2024
73 6,517
Apartment 36 Mitre House, 149, Western Rd, Brighton £387,500
Jul-2024
78 4,967
36a, Preston St, Brighton £210,000
Jun-2024
67 3,134

See the entire list of all sales in Brighton (BN1 2) here.

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