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Brighton

Brighton and Hove · 128,520 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: BN1BN2BN41BN42BN45
Average Property Value
£521,082
↑ 6.3% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Brighton, Brighton and Hove sell for an average of £521,082 — 92% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £395,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices rose 6.3% year on year, from £459,802 to £488,915. Since 2015, average values in Brighton have grown by 43%.

Flats are the most commonly sold property type in Brighton, making up 41% of transactions. Brighton spans 5 postcode areas, with 128,520 sales registered since 1995.

£521,082
Average
£395,000
Median
£400
Lowest
£132.0M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 5 postcode areas

Good
73 / 100
Education 69
Connectivity 91
Market Stability 46
Family-Friendly 84

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£398k £489k

Property Types

Flat 41%
Terraced 30%
Semi-Detached 17%
Detached 10%
Other 2%
128,520 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£295k
Lower Quartile
£395k
Median
£535k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £400 – £132.0M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £461,908 £415,000 857 ↓ 5.5%
2025 £488,915 £400,000 3,164 ↑ 6.3%
2024 £459,802 £395,000 3,000 ↓ 40.2%
2023 £769,304 £404,000 2,606 ↑ 46.4%
2022 £525,519 £415,000 3,564 ↑ 13.1%
2021 £464,654 £388,000 4,565 ↓ 6.5%
2020 £497,055 £365,000 2,862 ↑ 7.0%
2019 £464,547 £344,000 3,205 ↓ 1.3%
2018 £470,792 £342,000 3,365 ↑ 4.7%
2017 £449,651 £335,000 3,603 ↑ 13.1%
2016 £397,575 £320,000 4,092 ↑ 16.4%
2015 £341,437 £295,000 4,081

Postcode Areas in Brighton

Brighton covers 5 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

BN1BN2BN41BN42BN45

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Streets in Brighton

The 60 busiest streets in Brighton by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

The Strand 1543 Marine Parade 1493 Dyke Road 1377 London Road 1252 Old Shoreham Road 947 Ditchling Road 923 Springfield Road 779 Kings Road 757 Buckingham Road 697 Queens Park Road 693 Montpelier Road 681 Ditchling Rise 620 Sussex Square 614 Stanford Avenue 579 Upper Lewes Road 555 Elm Grove 531 Preston Park Avenue 516 Preston Road 489 Coombe Road 487 Mile Oak Road 487 Eastern Road 453 Beaconsfield Villas 450 Buckingham Place 436 High Street 433 Eaton Place 422 Bear Road 410 Havelock Road 401 Devonshire Place 399 Tongdean Lane 388 Osborne Road 384 St Michaels Place 379 Roundhill Crescent 375 Hartington Road 370 Longridge Avenue 362 Preston Drove 359 Highcroft Villas 358 Milner Road 357 Hollingdean Terrace 356 Freshfield Road 347 Bannings Vale 347 North Road 331 Ladysmith Road 327 Mackie Avenue 322 Ladies Mile Road 321 Bonchurch Road 321 Islingword Road 318 Victory Mews 312 Victoria Road 312 Gladstone Place 312 Norfolk Square 311 Marine Drive 310 Denmark Terrace 308 Upper Rock Gardens 305 Southdown Road 305 Carden Avenue 303 Vernon Terrace 301 St Andrews Road 296 Stanford Road 293 Regency Square 293 Albert Road 293

Frequently asked questions about Brighton

What is the average house price in Brighton?
The average sold price in Brighton, Brighton and Hove is £521,082, across 20,618 sales since 2020. The median is £395,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Brighton rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Brighton was £488,915, up 6.3% on 2024's £459,802.
How many properties have sold in Brighton?
HM Land Registry has recorded 128,520 sales in Brighton since 1995, across 5 postcode areas (BN1, BN2, BN41, BN42, BN45). The most common property type is flat.

About this data

Averages and medians for Brighton cover the 20,618 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 128,520 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0