BN2 5GN
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Property report — BN2 5GN
Open-data due diligence for BN2 5GN and the area around it.
BN2 5GN in brief: 2 recorded sales (£148,000–£270,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN2 5GN itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN2 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£409,402
Population
18,689
Crimes recorded
230
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN2 5, 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 (24 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-19 | £270,000 | 8 HENFIELD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-20 | £148,000 | 9 HENFIELD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
2 recorded sales on BN2 5GN. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| City Academy Whitehawk | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Luke's Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Queen's Park Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Elm Grove 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.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borradaile House (8 beds) | Care home | 0.5 mi | Good |
| Pier View House (4 beds) | Care home | 0.5 mi | Good |
| Pier View House (4 beds) | Care home | 0.5 mi | Good |
| Wellsbourne Health Centre | GP surgery | 0.4 mi | Good |
| The Practice Whitehawk Road | GP surgery | 0.4 mi | Requires improvement |
| Arch Healthcare | GP surgery | 1.3 mi | Outstanding |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: SUSSEX EYE HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BOUNDARY STONE ON THE CORNER WITH ROEDEAN ROAD (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · North, south and west garden walls, vault and garden structures comprising the Secret Garden, Kemp Town, Brighton (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 9, BRISTOL GARDENS (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Brighton (1.7 mi) · London Road (Brighton) (1.7 mi) · Moulsecoomb (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.2 mi) · Emmanuel International Groceries (0.2 mi) · Lidl (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 40%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 8,687
Owned 34% · Social rent 33% · Private rent 32%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN2 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN2 5 (May 24–Jun 26, average 186/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN2 5GN 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 | DistrictBN2 | SectorBN2 5 | PostcodeBN2 5GN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £435,052 | £409,402 | £209,000 |
| Population | 104,570 | 18,689 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 778 | 230 | — |
| Schools | 28 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN2 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 · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 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.