Typical 3-bedroom house£488kmost £408k–£578k
Houses per m²£5,437flats £5,020
Sold last year6664,421 in five years
Prices in Brighton and Hove-1.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN2 sold for £488,425 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £407,860 and £578,132, for about 93 m² of space. That is 4% less than the same home across Brighton (£508,000).
666 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 £224k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BN2 6 (£4,803) and the most in BN2 1 (£6,269).
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 £2,227 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £98,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.
Questions about BN2
Is BN2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% less 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 (69% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (67.9% against 43.8%); 666 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 BN2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN2 sold for £488,425 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £407,860 and £578,132.
Is BN2 expensive for Brighton?
A 3-bedroom house in BN2 costs 4% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Brighton (£508,000).
How many homes sell in BN2 each year?
666 homes sold in the last year and 4,421 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 BN2?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bevendean Primary School and Nursery, where 69% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BN2?
For a 3-bedroom house, BN10 (£371k, 8 km), BN41 (£414k, 8 km), BN9 (£309k, 11 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.