Typical 3-bedroom house£568kmost £469k–£695k
Houses per m²£6,031flats £5,056
Sold last year5914,392 in five years
Prices in Brighton and Hove-1.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN1 sold for £567,505 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £468,970 and £695,106, for about 97 m² of space. That is 12% more than the same home across Brighton (£508,000).
591 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £233k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BN1 9 (£4,503) and the most in BN1 3 (£7,095).
Across Brighton and Hove, prices are down 1.1% on a year ago and up 6.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,797 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,588 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £114,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.
Questions about BN1
Is BN1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% more than across Brighton; prices in Brighton and Hove are down 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (67.9% against 43.8%); 591 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in BN1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN1 sold for £567,505 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £468,970 and £695,106.
Is BN1 expensive for Brighton?
A 3-bedroom house in BN1 costs 12% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Brighton (£508,000).
How many homes sell in BN1 each year?
591 homes sold in the last year and 4,392 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near BN1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Paul's CofE Primary School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BN1?
For a 3-bedroom house, BN2 (£488k, 3 km), BN41 (£414k, 5 km), BN42 (£469k, 7 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.