North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN1 1YD is primarily male, with 55.8% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.7%	44.2%	-0.5%	51.0%	-6.8%
Male	55.3%	55.8%	0.5%	49.0%	6.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BN1 1YD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	61%	69.8%	8.8%	37.9%	31.9%
Married: Opposite sex	21.2%	16%	-5.2%	44.2%	-28.2%
Married: Same sex	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.2%	1%	-3.2%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	8.7%	9.4%	0.7%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	3.4%	2.4%	-1.0%	6.1%	-3.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.6%	49.2%	-0.4%	48.4%	0.8%
Good health	34.9%	31.5%	-3.4%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	10.2%	12.3%	2.1%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	4.2%	6.6%	2.4%	4.0%	2.6%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 56.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.3%	11.1%	2.8%	18.2%	-7.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8%	5.9%	-2.1%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.3%	9.7%	1.4%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.4%	13.5%	-3.9%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	50%	56.1%	6.1%	33.8%	22.3%
Other	5.3%	2.1%	-3.2%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	2.5%	-1.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	5.4%	3.3%	0.8%	4.6%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.8%	1.1%
White	87.3%	83.5%	-3.8%	81.4%	2.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.2%	77.6%	-0.6%	83.2%	-5.6%
European Union	11.3%	12.9%	1.6%	6.1%	6.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	4.2%	2.5%	-1.7%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	2.8%	-0.7%	5.6%	-2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	0.3%	1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.1%	77.4%	0.3%	83.2%	-5.8%
10+ Years	2.8%	9.7%	6.9%	9.8%	-0.1%
5-10 Years	1.8%	5%	3.2%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	4.9%	4.1%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	13.4%	3.8%	-9.6%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.2%	76.7%	-4.5%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	67.5%	37.2%	30.3%
Christian	18%	46.2%	-28.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	1.6%	6.5%	-4.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	12.3%	6.0%	6.3%

Safety

Is North Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around North Road was 1096.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 917.9% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

North Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer and the 17th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 489.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BN1 1YD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on North Road are based on 294 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 And Hove.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN1 1YD

Average Price
£386,204

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£460,038

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£158,732

Other
£432,074

Estimated Average Property Prices for North Road

Average Price
£428,381

Semi-Detached
£412,059

Terraced
£444,470

Detached
£552,855

Flats/Maisonettes
£320,973

Other
£448,253

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on North Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
56 North Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£437,000	2024-06-24	£445,031
53 North Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£523,500	2023-12-08	£526,856
59 North Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2023-05-18	£518,396
Ground Floor Shop And Basement 74 North Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£12,500	2023-01-04	£11,663
Second Floor Flat 68 North Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2022-11-02	£146,668

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN1 1YD

Employment

BN1 1YD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	91
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	36
Retired	32
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	14
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	11

Employment Industry

Education	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	18
Information and communication	17
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Other	17
Financial and insurance activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	6
Real estate activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tarnerland Nursery School Sussex Street , BN2 0GR	4out of 4	904 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School Park Hill , BN2 0BT	4out of 4	1,187 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's CofE Primary School St Nicholas Road , BN1 3LP	3out of 4	194 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Spring Street , BN1 3EF	3out of 4	572 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Ann Street , BN1 4GP	3out of 4	625 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Middle Street Primary School 37 Middle Street , Middle Street Primary School BN1 1AL	3out of 4	649 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Hill Primary School Sussex Street , BN2 9HS	3out of 4	796 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cardinal Newman Catholic School The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND	3out of 4	1,749 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Stringer School Loder Road , BN1 6PZ	3out of 4	2,723 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Varndean School Balfour Road , BN1 6NP	3out of 4	2,910 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Nevill Road , BN3 7BN	3out of 4	3,360 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blatchington Mill School Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW	3out of 4	3,763 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG	- not rated	1,152 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Varndean College Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ	- not rated	3,049 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kings Brighton 27-33 Ditchling Road , BN1 4SB	- not rated	734 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Girls GDST Montpelier Road , Brighton BN1 3AT	- not rated	806 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Windlesham School 190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA	- not rated	1,465 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brighton College Eastern Road , BN2 0AL	- not rated	1,689 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Montessori Place 45 Cromwell Road , BN3 3ER	- not rated	1,786 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Y M C A	William Collier House, 40 North Road	31 yd
Catering Waterhall Golf Club	Waterhall Golf Club, Waterhall Road	52 yd
Oseta	34 North Road, Brighton	54 yd
The Painting Pottery Cafe	31 North Road, Brighton	62 yd
The Foundry	13 - 14 Foundry Street, Brighton	64 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Somkid Hughes At Three Jolly Butchers	59 North Road, Brighton	1 yd
Three Jolly Butchers	59 North Road, Brighton	1 yd
Heart And Hand Pub (wet Sales)	75 North Road, Brighton	1 yd
The Dorset	28 North Road, Brighton	54 yd
The Foundry	13 - 14 Foundry Street, Brighton	64 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yue Bubble Tea & Waffles	34 Gardner Street, Brighton	124 yd
Subway	109 Queens Road, Brighton	124 yd
Cloud 9	15A Kensington Gardens, Brighton	150 yd
Beijing House	35 Queens Road, Brighton	175 yd
Tee Tea	11 Church Street, Brighton	190 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	104 Queens Road, Brighton	124 yd
Sainsbury's	Lyndean House, 43-46 Queens Road	175 yd
Budgens Express	78-82 Queens Road, Brighton	236 yd
Sainsbury's	134-138 North Street, Brighton	287 yd
The Co-operative Group	147-148 North Street, Brighton	322 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Brighton) TOWERPOINT TOWERPOINT NORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	65 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Brighton) 79-81 79-81 QUEENS ROAD	health and fitness suite	277 yd
Prince Regent Swimming Complex NORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	283 yd
The Phoenix Community Centre Phoenix Place		660 yd
St Mary Magdalen Community Centre UPPER NORTH STREET		697 yd
The Waterfront Leisure Club KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	699 yd
The Gym (Brighton London Road) 97 - 104 97 - 104 London Road	health and fitness suite	732 yd
The Grand Brighton 97-99 97-99 KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	741 yd
Alive Fitness & Natural Health Centre CASTLE STREET	health and fitness suite	746 yd
The Lanes Health Club 1-3 1-3 KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	763 yd

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	61.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	61.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	54.8%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.93 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BN1 1YD