West Street, Brighton, BN1 2RE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN1 2RE is primarily male, with 55.3% 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	43.7%	44.7%	1.0%	51.0%	-6.3%
Male	56.3%	55.3%	-1.0%	49.0%	6.3%

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 2RE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 87.2% 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	78.6%	87.2%	8.6%	37.9%	49.3%
Married: Opposite sex	13.2%	5.4%	-7.8%	44.2%	-38.8%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	4.3%	4.4%	0.1%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	6.1%	-4.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.3%	49.8%	-3.5%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	36.2%	36.3%	0.1%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	6.8%	10.1%	3.3%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	1%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

In the area around BN1 2RE this area, 3.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 45.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.8%	3.9%	-0.9%	18.2%	-14.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.9%	3.2%	-5.7%	9.6%	-6.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	5.9%	-3.4%	13.4%	-7.5%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.9%	34.9%	15.0%	16.9%	18.0%
Degree or Similar	44.3%	45.9%	1.6%	33.8%	12.1%
Other	11.9%	3.7%	-8.2%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	4.2%	2.2%	-2.0%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	1%	1.9%	0.9%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	5.2%	2.7%	-2.5%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	1%	3.2%	2.2%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	0.8%	0.2%
White	75.3%	77.4%	2.1%	81.4%	-4.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.2%	66.5%	6.3%	83.2%	-16.7%
European Union	13.3%	17.8%	4.5%	6.1%	11.7%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	3.4%	4.1%	0.7%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	13.1%	8.2%	-4.9%	5.6%	2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	2.4%	-3.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.2%	66.3%	7.1%	83.2%	-16.9%
10+ Years	20.1%	5.8%	-14.3%	9.8%	-4.0%
5-10 Years	7.2%	3.6%	-3.6%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	4.4%	9.6%	5.2%	2.2%	7.4%
Less than 2 years	9.1%	14.7%	5.6%	1.9%	12.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.9%	76.7%	-10.8%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	3.6%	0.4%	3.2%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	5%	13.5%	-8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	61.1%	37.2%	23.9%
Christian	15.7%	46.2%	-30.5%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	2.2%	6.5%	-4.3%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	16.9%	6.0%	10.9%

Safety

Is West Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Street was 1406.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 1356.1% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

West Street has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer and the 13th highest crime rate of 804 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 752.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -73.9%.

🔎 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 2RE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 West Street are based on 128 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 West Street, Brighton, BN1 2RE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN1 2RE

Average Price
£5,091,882

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£5,091,882

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Street

Average Price
£1,433,546

Semi-Detached
£454,797

Terraced
£1,012,642

Detached
£1,519,220

Flats/Maisonettes
£464,298

Other
£4,859,118

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Kings West West Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£8,500,000	2024-04-30	£8,133,621
35 - 36 West Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£7,063,894	2021-12-10	£6,885,552
21 West Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£1,500,000	2021-05-17	£1,491,601
33 West Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£2,405,114	2019-11-28	£2,527,504
33 West Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£1,695,114	2018-03-15	£1,787,721

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN1 2RE

Employment

BN1 2RE area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% 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 2RE 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

Student (economically inactive)	129
Full-Time Employee	88
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	70
Part-Time Employee	36
Unemployed	31
Self-Employed	22
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Retired	9
Looking after home or family	0

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	56
Human health and social work activities	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Education	23
Information and communication	20
Other	20
Financial and insurance activities	16
Manufacturing	10
Construction	8
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Mining and quarrying	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tarnerland Nursery School Sussex Street , BN2 0GR	4out of 4	1,087 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School Park Hill , BN2 0BT	4out of 4	1,306 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehouse Nursery School 149 Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8TB	- not rated	5,140 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Middle Street Primary School 37 Middle Street , Middle Street Primary School BN1 1AL	3out of 4	181 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School St Nicholas Road , BN1 3LP	2out of 4	426 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Spring Street , BN1 3EF	3out of 4	494 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Hill Primary School Sussex Street , BN2 9HS	3out of 4	975 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Ann Street , BN1 4GP	- not rated	1,150 yd	Voluntary aided 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	- not rated	2,051 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Stringer School Loder Road , BN1 6PZ	3out of 4	3,227 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marina High School Wilson Avenue , BN2 5PB	- not rated	3,302 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Brighton College of Media Arts Wilson Avenue , BN2 5PB	- not rated	3,413 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Varndean School Balfour Road , BN1 6NP	3out of 4	3,435 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College Brighton and Hove Pelham Street , BN1 4FA	- not rated	969 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG	- not rated	1,514 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Varndean College Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ	- not rated	3,552 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George's House 43 Dyke Road , BN1 3JA	- not rated	454 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Girls GDST Montpelier Road , Brighton BN1 3AT	- not rated	889 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
The School House 61 Carlton Hill , BN2 0GW	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Bellerbys College Brighton 1 Billinton Way , BN1 4LF	- not rated	1,144 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sussex Tutorial College 21-23 Lower Rock Gardens , BN2 1PG	- not rated	1,149 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Enigma	74 West Street, Brighton	46 yd
Wafflemeister	49 West Street, Brighton	46 yd
Nakhl (Wet Sales Only)	48 West Street, Brighton	46 yd
Fogo De Chao Brighton	65 West Street, Brighton	46 yd
Cheeky Chicken	60 West Street, Brighton	47 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pryzm	Kings West, West Street	17 yd
Regency Pool Club	63 - 64 West Street, Brighton	46 yd
Revolution Brighton	77 West Street, Brighton	47 yd
Molly Malones	57 West Street, Brighton	47 yd
Walkabout/Chik Box/K-Town Chicken/Locked & Loaded	79 - 81 West Street, Brighton	47 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Russell House, 20 West Street	28 yd
Kebab House	61 West Street, Brighton	47 yd
Noodle Soup	37 West Street, Brighton	55 yd
Belgian Chips	14 Cranbourne Street, Brighton	102 yd
Chopstix Noodle Bar	Unit D, Churchill Square	110 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks And Spencer	195-200 Western Road, Brighton	231 yd
Sainsbury's	134-138 North Street, Brighton	239 yd
The Co-operative Group	147-148 North Street, Brighton	274 yd
Tesco	104 Queens Road, Brighton	536 yd
Sainsbury's	147 - 148 Western Road, Brighton	536 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Grand Brighton 97-99 97-99 KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	245 yd
Riptide (Closed) 150-153 150-153 Kings Road Arches	health and fitness suite	249 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Brighton Metropole) 106-121 106-121 KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	348 yd
The Waterfront Leisure Club KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	400 yd
Alive Fitness & Natural Health Centre CASTLE STREET	health and fitness suite	431 yd
Pure Gym (Brighton) TOWERPOINT TOWERPOINT NORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	485 yd
The Lanes Health Club 1-3 1-3 KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	495 yd
St Mary Magdalen Community Centre UPPER NORTH STREET		552 yd
Prince Regent Swimming Complex NORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	589 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Brighton) 79-81 79-81 QUEENS ROAD	health and fitness suite	749 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	79.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	79.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	79.2%

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	8.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	8.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	20.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	76.33 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	76.33 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	4.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BN1 2RE