St James'S Street is in Brighton and in Brighton district. BN2 1RF 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 St James's Street, Brighton, BN2 1RF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BN2 1RZ, BN2 1GS, BN2 1RT, BN2 1SF, BN2 1TN, BN2 1RN, BN2 1RE, BN2 1RX, BN2 1TJ.

St James'S Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on St James'S Street are based on 14 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 1RF

Average Price
£392,854
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£820,346
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£277,690
Other
£618,702

Estimated Average Property Prices for St James'S Street

Average Price
£335,142
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St James'S Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
30 St James'S Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Terraced, an established residential building 		£650,0002023-09-14 £638,454
29 St James'S Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Other, an established residential building 		£850,0002022-09-26 £818,040
Flat 3 15 St James'S Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£187,5002022-02-17 £188,026
Flat 4 24A St James'S Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£237,5002021-12-15 £248,461
Flat 1 24A St James'S Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£355,0002021-10-15 £373,726

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street, BN2 0GR 		544 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill, BN2 0BT 		676 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 4Carlton Hill Primary School
Sussex Street, BN2 9HS 		463 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Middle Street Primary School
37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School BN1 1AL 		551 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen's Park Primary School
Park Street, BN2 0BN 		734 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Paul's CofE Primary School
St Nicholas Road, BN1 3LP 		848 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
Spring Street, BN1 3EF 		1,117 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 		2,524 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road, BN1 6PZ 		3,375 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Varndean School
Balfour Road, BN1 6NP 		3,489 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN 		4,099 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW 		4,520 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 		1,928 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedVarndean College
Surrenden Road, BN1 6WQ 		3,697 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 		1,042 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedKings Brighton
27-33 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB 		1,078 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 		1,144 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road, BN2 0LS 		1,257 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt. John's College (Brighton)
17 Walpole Road, BN2 0AF 		1,370 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable 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
Falafel House23 St James's Street, Brighton2 yd
Social Board21 St James's Street, Brighton6 yd
Morley's Brighton22 St James's Street, Brighton6 yd
Starbucks Coffee25 - 26 St James's Street, Brighton28 yd
Bagelman108 St James's Street, Brighton32 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Queens Arms7 - 8 George Street, Brighton71 yd
Saint James Pub Wet Sales16 Madeira Place, Brighton73 yd
La GiGi At St James Tavern Kitchen16 Madeira Place, Brighton73 yd
The Zone33 St James's Street, Brighton73 yd
Infinity Bar129 St James's Street, Brighton80 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Real Greek Gyros116 St James's Street, Brighton80 yd
Mona Lisa89 St James's Street, Brighton87 yd
Little Jack Fullers102 St James's Street, Brighton87 yd
Shanghai Garden50 George Street, Brighton92 yd
Greens And Grains103 St James's Street, Brighton94 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Morrisons6-8 St James's Street, Brighton112 yd
J Sainsbury Plc13-15 Old Steine, Brighton173 yd
Budgens32 Upper St James Street, Brighton571 yd
The Co-operative Group147-148 North Street, Brighton606 yd
Budgens / Easy HoursUnits 1 To 3, 1 - 6 Grand Parade644 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ecogym Brighton
39-40 39-40 ST JAMES'S STREET 		health and fitness suite128 yd
The Gym (Brighton Madeira Drive)
THE TERRACES THE TERRACES MADEIRA DRIVE 		health and fitness suite203 yd
Shape Health Club (Brighton) (Closed)
38-39 38-39 Devonshire Place 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool251 yd
Brighton Youth Centre
EDWARD STREET 		313 yd
St Marys Church
ST. JAMES'S STREET 		376 yd
The Lanes Health Club
1-3 1-3 KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool439 yd
The Waterfront Leisure Club
KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool493 yd
Prince Regent Swimming Complex
NORTH ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool509 yd
Pure Gym (Brighton)
TOWERPOINT TOWERPOINT NORTH ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool813 yd
Riptide (Closed)
150-153 150-153 Kings Road Arches 		health and fitness suite851 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 74.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 15.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 15.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 15.4%

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/s25.6%

Download Speed

Median download speed66.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed54 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed16.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is St James'S Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4301 crimes were reported near St James'S Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). 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 1RF.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4301
Violence And Sexual Offences 1313
Anti Social Behaviour 608
Other Theft 433
Shoplifting 411
Public Order 380
Criminal Damage And Arson 259
Drugs 205
Bicycle Theft 147
Theft From The Person 138
Burglary 117
Vehicle Crime 98
Robbery 71
Other Crime 66
Possession Of Weapons 55

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub194 yd
2023-12Public orderAwaiting court outcomeOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near New Road504 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near New Road504 yd

Employment

BN2 1RF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

BN2 1RF area has a very 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 BN2 1RF 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 Employee144
Self-Employed53
Part-Time Employee44
Student (economically inactive)35
Unemployed31
Retired31
Full-Time Student (with or without job)25
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Other13
Looking after home or family9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles47
Accommodation and food service activities45
Human health and social work activities27
Financial and insurance activities20
Education19
Other18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Information and communication13
Administrative and support service activities11
Transport and storage8
Construction7
Real estate activities6
Manufacturing2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female176
Male248

Partnership Status

Single293
Married: Opposite sex50
Married: Same sex11
Civil partnership: Same sex7
Separated7
Divorced33
Widowed11

Health

Very good health194
Good health148
Fair health52
Bad health21
Very bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications47
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 41
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 73
Degree or Similar 211
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian20
Other Asian10
Black African4
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other7
White338
Roma7
Arab10
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom269
European Union72
Rest of Europe10
Africa11
Middle East and Asia38
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania4
British Overseas4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK269
10+ Years65
5-10 Years16
2-5 Years33
Less than 2 years41

Passport Held

United Kingdom294
Ireland9
France7
Germany5
Italy16
Portugal1
Spain13
Lithuania2
Poland3
Other EU countries19
Turkey1
Other Europe2
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East6
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia14
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held15

Religion

No religion224
Christian114
Buddhist7
Hindu13
Muslim14
Sikh1
Other religion6
Not answered45
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