New England Road, Brighton, BN1 4GG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BN1 4GG has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% of residents 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	39.9%	48.1%	8.2%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	60.1%	51.9%	-8.2%	49.0%	2.9%

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 4GG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 72.8% 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	73.8%	72.8%	-1.0%	37.9%	34.9%
Married: Opposite sex	13.9%	16.4%	2.5%	44.2%	-27.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3.7%	2%	-1.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	5.6%	5.4%	-0.2%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	6.1%	-4.4%

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	44.6%	49.8%	5.2%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	37.8%	32.1%	-5.7%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	12.6%	12.1%	-0.5%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.2%	0.1%

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 4GG this area, 9.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.4%	9.1%	-0.3%	18.2%	-9.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	6.1%	-1.4%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	8.1%	-0.5%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	4.7%	4.3%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.9%	28.7%	8.8%	16.9%	11.8%
Degree or Similar	45.3%	42.2%	-3.1%	33.8%	8.4%
Other	9%	1%	-8.0%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	3.2%	2.3%	-0.9%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4%	3.5%	-0.5%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	3.2%	2.3%	-0.9%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
White	83.8%	79.7%	-4.1%	81.4%	-1.7%
Arab	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0.4%	2.9%	2.5%	1.6%	1.3%

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	73%	77.6%	4.6%	83.2%	-5.6%
European Union	9.4%	8%	-1.4%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	4%	3.5%	-0.5%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	8.6%	7.3%	-1.3%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	1%	-2.2%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.7%	76.9%	4.2%	83.2%	-6.3%
10+ Years	5%	10.1%	5.1%	9.8%	0.3%
5-10 Years	8.6%	6%	-2.6%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	3.8%	-4.5%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79%	76.7%	2.3%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	67.3%	37.2%	30.1%
Christian	13.3%	46.2%	-32.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	4.4%	6.5%	-2.1%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	10.8%	6.0%	4.8%

Safety

Is New England Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New England Road was 27.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.3% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

New England Road has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways and the 171st lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -91.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in BN1 4GG, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 9/10 (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 New England Road are based on 6 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.

House Prices for New England Road, Brighton, BN1 4GG

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN1 4GG

Average Price
£274,561

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£497,445

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£247,984

Other
£54,701

Estimated Average Property Prices for New England Road

Average Price
£294,988

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£352,919

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£179,126

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New England Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
42A New England Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£105,000	2024-05-22	£108,868
38 New England Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2023-11-27	£517,332
Lower Maisonette 43 New England Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£282,500	2023-01-06	£270,353
Flat 4 32 New England Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-10-10	£225,986
43A New England Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-12-14	£283,633

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN1 4GG

Employment

BN1 4GG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in BN1 4GG 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 Employee	93
Self-Employed	51
Student (economically inactive)	45
Part-Time Employee	30
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	25
Other	16
Unemployed	13
Retired	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Education	27
Accommodation and food service activities	27
Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Administrative and support service activities	14
Information and communication	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	9
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	1,463 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School Park Hill , BN2 0BT	4out of 4	1,742 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanford Junior School Stanford Road , BN1 5PR	3out of 4	447 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Ann Street , BN1 4GP	3out of 4	540 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downs Infant School Ditchling Road , BN1 6JA	4out of 4	832 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanford Infant School Highcroft Villas , BN1 5PS	4out of 4	853 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downs Junior School Rugby Road , BN1 6ED	4out of 4	871 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	1,225 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Stringer School Loder Road , BN1 6PZ	3out of 4	1,794 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Varndean School Balfour Road , BN1 6NP	3out of 4	1,998 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Nevill Road , BN3 7BN	3out of 4	2,959 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blatchington Mill School Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW	3out of 4	3,263 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	673 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Varndean College Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ	- not rated	2,119 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	745 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Windlesham School 190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA	- not rated	818 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School 67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB	- not rated	936 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Girls GDST Montpelier Road , Brighton BN1 3AT	- not rated	1,108 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Montessori Place 45 Cromwell Road , BN3 3ER	- not rated	1,603 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
Naan Hut	41 New England Road, Brighton	24 yd
Cafe Domenica	5 - 7 Preston Road, Brighton	103 yd
Kitgum Kitchen	9 Preston Road, Brighton	103 yd
Spice Bros	16 - 18 Preston Road, Brighton	130 yd
The Set At Cafe Rust	50 Preston Road, Brighton	132 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
BN1 Arts	Vantage Point, New England Road	48 yd
The Argyle Arms (wet Sales)	32 Argyle Road, Brighton	83 yd
Argyle Arms	32 Argyle Road, Brighton	83 yd
Lost Boys Chicken At The Joker	2 Preston Road, Brighton	132 yd
The Joker	2 Preston Road, Brighton	132 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Super Chinese	34 New England Road, Brighton	24 yd
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA	13 Preston Road, Brighton	103 yd
Turkish Delight Kebab House	15 Preston Road, Brighton	103 yd
Cravinn	2 Preston Circus, Brighton	127 yd
Korean BBQ & Gu Xiang Ju (formerly China Delight)	24 Preston Road, Brighton	132 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taj The Grocer	46 - 47 London Road, Brighton	329 yd
J Sainsbury	27 New England Street, Brighton	338 yd
Marks And Spencer Simply Food	Brighton Station, Queens Road	503 yd
Co-op	118 - 120 London Road, Brighton	535 yd
Aldi	1-4 London Road, Brighton	598 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Brighton London Road) 97 - 104 97 - 104 London Road	health and fitness suite	460 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Brighton) 79-81 79-81 QUEENS ROAD	health and fitness suite	657 yd
Bhasvic Sports Centre DYKE ROAD	grass pitches	796 yd
The Phoenix Community Centre Phoenix Place		816 yd
Pure Gym (Brighton) TOWERPOINT TOWERPOINT NORTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	936 yd
Brighton And Hove High School BRIGHTON AND HOVE HIGH SCHOOL BRIGHTON AND HOVE HIGH SCHOOL MONTPELIER ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,051 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	87.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	118.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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