Buying a home in BN45, Brighton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£495kmost £448k–£544k
Houses per m²£5,111
Sold last year213 in five years
Prices in Mid Sussex-0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BN45 sold for £494,522 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £447,525 and £544,087, for about 88 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Brighton (£508,000).

2 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

Across Mid Sussex, prices are down 0.2% on a year ago and up 14.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,621 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,255 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £99,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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House prices in BN45 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
3£494,522£448k–£544k88 m²5
5+£820,555£724k–£951k230 m²8

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses——£495k—£821k
Detached————£821k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near BN45

Best state secondary within 5 kmDownlands Community School68.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about BN45

Is BN45 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than across Brighton; prices in Mid Sussex are down 0.2% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (68.9% against 43.8%); 2 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 BN45?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BN45 sold for £494,522 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £447,525 and £544,087.

Is BN45 expensive for Brighton?

A 3-bedroom house in BN45 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Brighton (£508,000).

How many homes sell in BN45 each year?

2 homes sold in the last year and 13 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

Where is cheaper near BN45?

For a 3-bedroom house, BN41 (£414k, 6 km), RH15 (£428k, 8 km), BN15 (£394k, 12 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.