Castle Square is in Brighton and in Brighton district. BN1 1EG is located in the Regency electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Brighton, Pavilion. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Castle Square, Brighton, BN1 1EG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BN1 1EF, BN1 1EH, BN1 1HN, BN1 1EE, BN1 1HL, BN1 1HH, BN1 1HG, BN1 1HR, BN1 1NH.

Castle Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Castle Square are based on 1 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Brighton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN1 1EG

Average Price
£1,177,048
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£395,532
Other
£3,912,354

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Square

Average Price
£225,402
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 3 4 Castle Square, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£344,0002021-06-23 £359,837
5 Castle Square, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Other, an established residential building 		£282,2612021-02-26 £296,999
Castle Square House, 9 Castle Square, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Other, an established residential building 		£6,700,0002019-03-26 £7,527,709
Flat 3 4 Castle Square, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£180,0002007-03-30 £286,679
Flat 3 4 Castle Square, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£270,0002004-09-03 £501,422

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street, BN2 0GR 		771 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill, BN2 0BT 		961 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Middle Street Primary School
37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School BN1 1AL 		259 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Paul's CofE Primary School
St Nicholas Road, BN1 3LP 		600 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Carlton Hill Primary School
Sussex Street, BN2 9HS 		666 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
Spring Street, BN1 3EF 		820 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen's Park Primary School
Park Street, BN2 0BN 		1,029 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive, BN3 6ND 		2,293 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road, BN1 6PZ 		3,291 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Varndean School
Balfour Road, BN1 6NP 		3,448 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN 		3,825 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW 		4,258 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBrighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road, BN3 6EG 		1,717 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedVarndean College
Surrenden Road, BN1 6WQ 		3,615 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedKings Brighton
27-33 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB 		1,098 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrighton Girls GDST
Montpelier Road, Brighton BN1 3AT 		1,196 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedBrighton College
Eastern Road, BN2 0AL 		1,352 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep School
Walpole Lodge, 2 Walpole Road BN2 0EU 		1,453 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road, BN2 0LS 		1,565 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Old Steine CafeKiosk, Old Steine60 yd
Al Duomo7 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton75 yd
Pret A Manger39 - 42 East Street, Brighton79 yd
Royal Pavillion TeaPavilion Shop, 4 - 5 Pavilion Buildings92 yd
Kokedama36 East Street, Brighton99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Be At One5 Castle Square, Brighton1 yd
Fitz Regent7-8 Castle Square, Brighton24 yd
All Bar One2 - 3 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton77 yd
SussexEast Street, Brighton99 yd
The Market Inn1 Market Street, Brighton124 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
KHF3 Castle Square, Brighton6 yd
Crepeaffaire35 East Street, Brighton99 yd
Urban Legend15 Brighton Place, Brighton136 yd
Subway16 Old Steine, Brighton139 yd
Chicks N Chips15 East Street, Brighton143 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
J Sainsbury Plc13-15 Old Steine, Brighton156 yd
Morrisons6-8 St James's Street, Brighton197 yd
The Co-operative Group147-148 North Street, Brighton331 yd
Sainsbury's134-138 North Street, Brighton448 yd
Budgens / Easy HoursUnits 1 To 3, 1 - 6 Grand Parade654 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Waterfront Leisure Club
KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool227 yd
The Lanes Health Club
1-3 1-3 KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool227 yd
Prince Regent Swimming Complex
NORTH ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool396 yd
Ecogym Brighton
39-40 39-40 ST JAMES'S STREET 		health and fitness suite437 yd
The Gym (Brighton Madeira Drive)
THE TERRACES THE TERRACES MADEIRA DRIVE 		health and fitness suite437 yd
Shape Health Club (Brighton) (Closed)
38-39 38-39 Devonshire Place 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool554 yd
Riptide (Closed)
150-153 150-153 Kings Road Arches 		health and fitness suite554 yd
Brighton Youth Centre
EDWARD STREET 		582 yd
Pure Gym (Brighton)
TOWERPOINT TOWERPOINT NORTH ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool604 yd
St Marys Church
ST. JAMES'S STREET 		684 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 88.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 88.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 88.2%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed76.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed17.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Castle Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 5602 crimes were reported near Castle Square . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BN1 1EG.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Castle Square, Brighton, BN1 1EG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 5602
Violence And Sexual Offences 1730
Shoplifting 786
Anti Social Behaviour 628
Other Theft 572
Public Order 525
Criminal Damage And Arson 287
Theft From The Person 210
Drugs 198
Bicycle Theft 145
Burglary 142
Vehicle Crime 141
Other Crime 93
Robbery 79
Possession Of Weapons 66

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BN1 1EG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Pavilion Buildings62 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near East Street86 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Pavilion Street208 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bond Street289 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Bond Street289 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Bond Street289 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Bond Street289 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Bond Street289 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Bond Street289 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Bond Street289 yd
More Crime Statistics for Castle Square, Brighton, BN1 1EG

Employment

BN1 1EG area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in BN1 1EG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee167
Student (economically inactive)62
Part-Time Employee46
Self-Employed44
Unemployed39
Full-Time Student (with or without job)35
Other32
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Retired11
Looking after home or family6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities61
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles49
Financial and insurance activities25
Other23
Information and communication21
Professional, scientific and technical activities18
Education17
Human health and social work activities16
Administrative and support service activities10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Construction6
Transport and storage5
Manufacturing5
Real estate activities4

People

Gender

Female207
Male281

Partnership Status

Single353
Married: Opposite sex42
Married: Same sex8
Civil partnership: Same sex6
Separated12
Divorced35
Widowed2

Health

Very good health262
Good health159
Fair health42
Bad health20
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications34
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 17
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 50
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 90
Degree or Similar 240
Other18

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese7
Indian18
Other Asian12
Black African4
Black Caribbean1
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian18
Mixed White and African9
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other10
White365
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2
Roma13
Arab16
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom269
European Union116
Rest of Europe18
Africa13
Middle East and Asia53
The Americas and the Caribbean15
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK269
10+ Years36
5-10 Years40
2-5 Years82
Less than 2 years61

Passport Held

United Kingdom280
Ireland2
France7
Germany7
Italy35
Portugal7
Spain19
Lithuania7
Poland4
Romania7
Other EU countries25
Turkey2
Other Europe3
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East14
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia12
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean9
Central and South America2
Oceania3
No passport held29

Religion

No religion272
Christian107
Buddhist13
Hindu14
Jewish1
Muslim31
Sikh5
Other religion5
Not answered39
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