BN1 8WD
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Property report — BN1 8WD
Open-data due diligence for BN1 8WD and the area around it.
BN1 8WD in brief: 17 recorded sales (£121,500–£850,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN1 8WD itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN1 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£519,004
Population
22,728
Crimes recorded
116
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN1 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (36 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | £775,000 | 27 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2025-03-05 | £630,000 | 17 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-04-28 | £770,000 | 3 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2021-08-10 | £850,000 | 1 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2021-01-13 | £672,500 | 31 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2016-02-25 | £715,000 | 25 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2015-11-12 | £402,300 | 75 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-28 | £775,000 | 77 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2013-12-04 | £500,000 | 23 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2012-02-02 | £460,000 | 77 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-18 | £575,000 | 5 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2006-05-31 | £482,500 | 5 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2005-10-27 | £365,000 | 3 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2004-08-04 | £385,000 | 7 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2002-06-28 | £340,000 | 1 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 1996-01-03 | £127,000 | 5 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
| 1995-10-18 | £121,500 | 25 RIDGESIDE AVENUE | Detached |
17 recorded sales on BN1 8WD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patcham Infant School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Patcham High School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Patcham Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Westdene Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Dorothy Stringer School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Varndean School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
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: CARDEN SURGERY (1.1 mi) · WARMDENE SURGERY (1.1 mi) · THE HAVEN PRACTICE (1.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE MONTEFIORE HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · MILL VIEW HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · MILL VIEW HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: DRINKING FOUNTAIN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ENTRANCE PIERS TO BRANGWYN WAY AND BRANGWYN DRIVE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 45, 45A AND 47, OLD LONDON ROAD (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: FIELDS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · PATCHAM PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Preston Park (0.9 mi) · Moulsecoomb (1.6 mi) · London Road (Brighton) (1.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Londis (0.7 mi) · M&S Foodhall (1.1 mi) · Co-op Food (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 9,493
Owned 68% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN1 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN1 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 103/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN1 8WD 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 8 | PostcodeBN1 8WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £506,677 | £519,004 | £526,224 |
| Population | 104,090 | 22,728 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1,374 | 116 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 90% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN1 8); 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 1 July 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.