Typical 3-bedroom house£469kmost £420k–£555k
Houses per m²£5,069flats £3,699
Sold last year86548 in five years
Prices in Adur+1.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN42 sold for £469,125 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £419,592 and £555,185, for about 91 m² of space. That is 8% less than the same home across Brighton (£508,000).
86 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £210k for one bedroom.
Across Adur, prices are up 1.3% on a year ago and up 13.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,606 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,139 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £94,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.
Questions about BN42
Is BN42 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 8% less than across Brighton; prices in Adur are up 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (77% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.7% against 43.8%); 86 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 BN42?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN42 sold for £469,125 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £419,592 and £555,185.
Is BN42 expensive for Brighton?
A 3-bedroom house in BN42 costs 8% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Brighton (£508,000).
How many homes sell in BN42 each year?
86 homes sold in the last year and 548 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near BN42?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Peter Gladwin Primary School, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BN42?
For a 3-bedroom house, BN41 (£414k, 1 km), BN15 (£394k, 6 km), BN11 (£393k, 10 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.