Typical 3-bedroom house£633kmost £528k–£749k
Houses per m²£6,330flats £5,215
Sold last year7065,233 in five years
Prices in Brighton and Hove-1.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN3 sold for £633,351 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £527,820 and £749,023, for about 98 m² of space.
706 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 £248k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BN3 8 (£5,727) and the most in BN3 2 (£7,236).
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 £2,888 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £127,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.
Questions about BN3
Is BN3 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: 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%); 706 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 BN3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BN3 sold for £633,351 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £527,820 and £749,023.
How many homes sell in BN3 each year?
706 homes sold in the last year and 5,233 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 BN3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hove Junior School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BN3?
For a 3-bedroom house, BN1 (£568k, 3 km), BN41 (£414k, 3 km), BN42 (£469k, 4 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.