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BN3 1AR area guide

Who lives in BN3 1AR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Brunswick
Council: Brighton and Hove
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 1,701 (2024)

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At a glance

What BN3 1AR is like

BN3 1AR is a postcode in the Brunswick area of Brighton and Hove. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,701 people. 36.8% of households own their home, 57.6% rent privately and 5.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 67.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in BN3 1 sold for a median of £332,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BN3 1AR compares

Headline figures for BN3 1AR, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£332,500

Median over 150 sales in BN3 1, −3.6% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

86%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£50,014

Average annual income before tax, higher than 41% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BN3 1AR differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
57.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
11.8% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
36.1% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

Questions

BN3 1AR FAQs

Is BN3 1AR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in BN3 1AR?

The median sale price over the last year was £332,500.

Homes in BN3 1 sold for a median of £332,500 across 150 sales in the year to August 2026, −3.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is BN3 1AR safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around BN3 1AR, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BN3 1AR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 12.4% of residents. 36.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is flat in a converted or shared house (43.3%).

Which council covers BN3 1AR?

The local authority for BN3 1AR is Brighton and Hove.

BN3 1AR comes under Brighton and Hove in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BN3 1AR?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Brighton Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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