Heston Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN1 8UP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54%	51.1%	-2.9%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	46%	48.9%	2.9%	49.0%	-0.1%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.6%	36.5%	5.9%	37.9%	-1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	45%	-4.4%	44.2%	0.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Separated	3%	1.8%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	7.5%	7.1%	-0.4%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	9.4%	8.2%	-1.2%	6.1%	2.1%

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 (85.8%) 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	50%	57.5%	7.5%	48.4%	9.1%
Good health	34.3%	28.3%	-6.0%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	11.7%	10.5%	-1.2%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	3.4%	2.5%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	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 8UP this area, 9.6% 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	17.4%	9.6%	-7.8%	18.2%	-8.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	10.3%	-1.0%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.6%	17.7%	-1.9%	13.4%	4.3%
Apprenticeship	7.5%	4.3%	-3.2%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.1%	20.9%	5.8%	16.9%	4.0%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	36.9%	9.7%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	2.8%	-2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	3.1%	-0.5%
Other Asian	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
White	94.8%	90.6%	-4.2%	81.4%	9.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.4%	90.9%	-4.5%	83.2%	7.7%
European Union	1.5%	4%	2.5%	6.1%	-2.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.9%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	2.5%	1.0%	5.6%	-3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.1%	91.5%	-3.6%	83.2%	8.3%
10+ Years	0%	7.1%	7.1%	9.8%	-2.7%
5-10 Years	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	2.9%	-1.8%
2-5 Years	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	4%	0.3%	-3.7%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.7%	76.7%	15.0%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	57.8%	37.2%	20.6%
Christian	33.1%	46.2%	-13.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Heston Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heston Avenue was 20.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.5% lower than the Patcham & Hollingbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Heston Avenue has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury and the 117th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.1%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BN1 8UP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Heston Avenue are based on 4 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 Heston Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UP

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN1 8UP

Average Price
£514,438

Semi-Detached
£516,673

Terraced
£478,668

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heston Avenue

Average Price
£526,752

Semi-Detached
£526,752

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heston AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 Heston Avenue, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£635,000	2024-03-04	£670,930
39 Heston Avenue, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2023-01-20	£509,775
33 Heston Avenue, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£580,000	2022-12-20	£568,869
27 Heston Avenue, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£571,750	2022-11-18	£564,196
21 Heston Avenue, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£514,000	2022-02-08	£544,268

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN1 8UP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	111
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	30
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	3

Employment Industry

Education	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	22
Other	10
Manufacturing	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
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	5,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School Park Hill , BN2 0BT	4out of 4	5,467 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Patcham Junior School Ladies Mile Road , Patcham BN1 8TA	3out of 4	486 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Patcham Infant School Highview Avenue South , BN1 8WW	4out of 4	846 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carden Nursery and Primary School County Oak Avenue , BN1 8LU	3out of 4	1,120 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westdene Primary School Bankside , Westdene BN1 5GN	3out of 4	1,863 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coldean Primary School Kenwards , Coldean BN1 9EN	3out of 4	2,290 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Patcham High School Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8PB	3out of 4	656 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Varndean School Balfour Road , BN1 6NP	3out of 4	2,125 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Stringer School Loder Road , BN1 6PZ	3out of 4	2,260 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Lewes Road , BN1 9PW	3out of 4	3,844 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND	3out of 4	3,907 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Varndean College Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ	- not rated	1,935 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG	- not rated	4,127 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Downs View Life Skills College 7 Old London Road , Patcham BN1 8XR	- not rated	991 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Hub Brighton Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP	3out of 4	2,827 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Homewood College Queensdown School Road , Off Lewes Road BN1 7LA	2out of 4	2,854 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School 67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB	- not rated	3,212 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove The Droveway , BN3 6LU	- not rated	3,458 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
La Tana	47 Ladies Mile Road, Brighton	492 yd
Cakes The Difference	142 Mackie Avenue, Brighton	494 yd
Honey's Cafe	27 Ladies Mile Road, Brighton	643 yd
Patcham Cafe And Restaurant	195 Carden Avenue, Brighton	658 yd
Wilmington Happy Shopper	4 Wilmington Parade, Brighton	831 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Circle Kitchen	Ladies Mile Hotel, 2 Mackie Avenue	348 yd
Ladies Mile Wet Sales	2 Mackie Avenue, Brighton	348 yd
Longman Of Wilmington (wet Sales)	2-10 Wilmington Way, Brighton	868 yd
Keng's Thai Kitchen	2-10 Wilmington Way, Brighton	868 yd
The County Oak	County Oak Avenue, Brighton	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	41 Ladies Mile Road, Brighton	492 yd
Ladies Mile Tandoori	33 Ladies Mile Road, Brighton	492 yd
Uncle Sams	197 Carden Avenue, Brighton	658 yd
Patcham Fish And Chips	46 Ladies Mile Road, Brighton	706 yd
Patcham Charcoal Grill	3 Wilmington Parade, Brighton	831 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	189 Carden Avenue, Brighton	658 yd
Marks And Spencer	Unit 1, Brighton Retail Park	971 yd
Co-op	37 - 39 Old London Road, Patcham	972 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Patcham Junior School Ladies Mile Road		460 yd
Patcham Community Centre LADIES MILE ROAD		524 yd
Horsdean Recreation Ground VALE AVENUE	grass pitches	589 yd
Patcham High School LADIES MILE ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	641 yd
Carden Primary School COUNTY OAK AVENUE	grass pitches	980 yd
Old Boat Corner Community Centre CARDEN HILL		1,056 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	161.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BN1 8UP