Essex Street is in Brighton and in Brighton district. BN2 1JW is located in the Queen's Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Brighton, Kemptown. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Essex Street, Brighton, BN2 1JW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BN2 1JT, BN2 1JY, BN2 1JF, BN2 1GW, BN2 1LN, BN2 1LE, BN2 1JZ, BN2 1LF, BN2 1HY.

Essex Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Essex Street are based on 2 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 BN2 1JW

Average Price
£326,565
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£385,225
Detached
£328,642
Flats/Maisonettes
£260,054
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Essex Street

Average Price
£318,221
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Essex Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
39 Essex Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£262,5002016-11-25 £300,554
24 Essex Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Terraced, an established residential building 		£300,0002016-02-01 £402,036
26 Essex Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Terraced, an established residential building 		£312,5002016-01-26 £423,616
44 Essex Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Terraced, an established residential building 		£284,0002012-08-17 £489,579
39 Essex Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£195,0002009-09-01 £336,509

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill, BN2 0BT 		287 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street, BN2 0GR 		465 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 4Queen's Park Primary School
Park Street, BN2 0BN 		259 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Carlton Hill Primary School
Sussex Street, BN2 9HS 		512 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Luke's Primary School
Queens Park Rise, BN2 9ZF 		894 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Whitehawk Hill Road, BN2 0AH 		983 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Middle Street Primary School
37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School BN1 1AL 		1,109 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 		2,961 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road, BN1 6PZ 		3,564 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Varndean School
Balfour Road, BN1 6NP 		3,600 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN 		4,595 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longhill High School
Falmer Road, Rottingdean BN2 7FR 		4,700 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 		2,349 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedVarndean College
Surrenden Road, BN1 6WQ 		3,874 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBrighton College
Eastern Road, BN2 0AL 		481 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 		583 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road, BN2 0LS 		696 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt. John's College (Brighton)
17 Walpole Road, BN2 0AF 		808 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKings Brighton
27-33 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB 		1,227 yd Other independent 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
The Fitz Cafe2 Bristol Road, Brighton136 yd
Metrodeco38 Upper St James Street, Brighton147 yd
Kooshk Cafe43 Upper St James Street, Brighton149 yd
Brighton Curry40-42 Upper St James Street, Brighton149 yd
Ricardos Cafe At Patching LodgePatching Lodge, Park Street150 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hand In Hand33 Upper St James Street, Brighton149 yd
Buzz BingoFreshfield Way, Brighton193 yd
Upper Crust Caterer At Sidewinder65 St James's Street, Brighton227 yd
Sidewinder (wet Sales)65 St James's Street, Brighton227 yd
No. 27 Brighton27 Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton254 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kemptown Cuisine111 St Georges Road, Brighton304 yd
Tuckers100 St Georges Road, Brighton304 yd
Golden Cannon (wet Sales)Golden Cannon, 20-21 St Georges Road320 yd
Peach Blossom Chinese Takeaway37 College Place, Brighton379 yd
Rocky's Pizza147 Edward Street, Brighton410 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Budgens32 Upper St James Street, Brighton154 yd
Co-op22 St Georges Road, Brighton463 yd
Morrisons6-8 St James's Street, Brighton674 yd
J Sainsbury Plc13-15 Old Steine, Brighton725 yd
Budgens / Easy HoursUnits 1 To 3, 1 - 6 Grand Parade916 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Marys Church
ST. JAMES'S STREET 		197 yd
Shape Health Club (Brighton) (Closed)
38-39 38-39 Devonshire Place 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool324 yd
Brighton Youth Centre
EDWARD STREET 		370 yd
Brighton College
EASTERN ROAD 		grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool410 yd
Ecogym Brighton
39-40 39-40 ST JAMES'S STREET 		health and fitness suite435 yd
The Gym (Brighton Madeira Drive)
THE TERRACES THE TERRACES MADEIRA DRIVE 		health and fitness suite519 yd
Hamilton Lodge School For Deaf Children
7-9 7-9 WALPOLE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch580 yd
Queens Park
EAST DRIVE 		tennis courts656 yd
St John The Baptist Rc School
Whitehawk Hill Road 		grass pitches866 yd
St Lukes Swimming Pool
ST. LUKES TERRACE 		swimming pool912 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
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/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 speed48.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed46.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed76.24 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed76.24 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Essex Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2225 crimes were reported near Essex Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 BN2 1JW.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2225
Violence And Sexual Offences 649
Anti Social Behaviour 344
Other Theft 202
Public Order 198
Shoplifting 152
Criminal Damage And Arson 143
Drugs 116
Vehicle Crime 105
Bicycle Theft 86
Burglary 74
Theft From The Person 50
Possession Of Weapons 38
Robbery 35
Other Crime 33

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BN2 1JW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Thames Close375 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Ardingly Street467 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Upper Bedford Street97 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Upper Bedford Street97 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Upper Bedford Street97 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Upper St James'S Street150 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Great College Street500 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Upper Bedford Street97 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near St James'S Street Mews487 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Ardingly Street467 yd

Employment

BN2 1JW area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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.

Economic Activity

Retired57
Full-Time Employee48
Long-Term Sick or disabled41
Other15
Self-Employed14
Part-Time Employee14
Unemployed10
Looking after home or family8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Student (economically inactive)4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities11
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles8
Other7
Administrative and support service activities6
Transport and storage5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Education5
Information and communication4
Construction3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Financial and insurance activities2
Manufacturing2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female109
Male128

Partnership Status

Single117
Married: Opposite sex44
Separated9
Divorced30
Widowed17

Health

Very good health59
Good health66
Fair health59
Bad health34
Very bad health17

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications63
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 21
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 62
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese3
Indian3
Other Asian6
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other3
White201
Arab1
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom184
European Union16
Rest of Europe4
Africa7
Middle East and Asia12
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania6
British Overseas4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK184
10+ Years36
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom172
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy1
Spain5
Lithuania3
Romania1
Other EU countries5
Other Europe2
North Africa1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia1
Oceania2
No passport held40

Religion

No religion116
Christian85
Hindu5
Muslim7
Sikh1
Other religion7
Not answered14
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