BN1 5LY
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Property report — BN1 5LY
Open-data due diligence for BN1 5LY and the area around it.
BN1 5LY in brief: 15 recorded sales (£330,000–£1,260,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN1 5LY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN1 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£595,972
Population
15,232
Crimes recorded
41
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in BN1 5, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (35 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-24 | £900,000 | 1 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2022-04-08 | £1,260,000 | 4 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2017-03-24 | £846,500 | 10 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2017-02-03 | £750,000 | 3 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2015-11-30 | £985,000 | 7 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2015-03-04 | £645,000 | 2 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2013-02-22 | £535,000 | 2 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2010-11-16 | £575,000 | 10 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2009-08-25 | £500,000 | 9 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2007-05-04 | £750,000 | 4 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2004-08-20 | £485,000 | 1 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2004-06-21 | £493,000 | 3 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 2003-04-04 | £499,000 | 4 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 1999-12-10 | £340,000 | 9 HILLTOP | Detached |
| 1999-11-03 | £330,000 | 7 HILLTOP | Detached |
15 recorded sales on BN1 5LY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westdene Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| King's School | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Blatchington Mill School | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: HOVE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.3 mi) · THE HAVEN PRACTICE (1.7 mi) · STANFORD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MILL VIEW HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · MILL VIEW HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · NEVILL HOSPITAL (1.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: PATCHAM WINDMILL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · KARIBU AND TABORA IN WITHDEAN (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · ENTRANCE PIERS TO BRANGWYN WAY AND BRANGWYN DRIVE (Grade II) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: FIELDS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · BURWASH PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · WELL (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Preston Park (1.1 mi) · Aldrington (1.6 mi) · Hove (1.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Londis (1.0 mi) · Waitrose (1.0 mi) · Co-op Food (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 6,744
Owned 63% · Social rent 4% · Private rent 32%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN1 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN1 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 35/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN1 5LY in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBN1 | SectorBN1 5 | PostcodeBN1 5LY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £506,677 | £595,972 | £659,567 |
| Population | 104,090 | 15,232 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1,374 | 41 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN1 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.