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Brighton and Hove area guide

Who lives in Brighton and Hove, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Brighton and Hove
Region: South East
Population: 125,967 (2024)

Brighton and HoveCity

At a glance

What Brighton and Hove is like

Brighton and Hove is a city in the South East. It is home to about 125,967 people across 55,554 households. 57.6% of households own their home, 30.6% rent privately and 10.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 60.4% 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.

Scores

How Brighton and Hove compares

Headline figures for Brighton and Hove, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

7.0/ 10

Very good: 4 stations within a mile, 60 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

93%

Rated good or better across 28 inspected schools in Brighton and Hove.

Household incomeMore

£56,219

Average annual income before tax, higher than 58% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Brighton and Hove differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
30.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Well connectedPositive
4 stations within a mile and 60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

Brighton and Hove FAQs

Is Brighton and Hove a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is Brighton and Hove safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around Brighton and Hove, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in Brighton and Hove?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 8% of residents. 57.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (25.5%).

How well connected is Brighton and Hove?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 60 bus stops within 800m and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Hove Rail Station, 0.4 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. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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