Melbourne Street, Brighton, BN2 3LH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN2 3LH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	51.8%	-1.0%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	47.2%	48.2%	1.0%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 BN2 3LH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 85.7% 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	80.1%	85.7%	5.6%	37.9%	47.8%
Married: Opposite sex	12.4%	7%	-5.4%	44.2%	-37.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.6%
Divorced	4.6%	4.1%	-0.5%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.8%) 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	47.7%	51%	3.3%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	40.2%	37.8%	-2.4%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	8.6%	8.7%	0.1%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 BN2 3LH this area, 4.1% 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	5.8%	4.1%	-1.7%	18.2%	-14.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	3.5%	-2.8%	9.6%	-6.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	7.9%	-1.3%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	40.1%	41.9%	1.8%	16.9%	25.0%
Degree or Similar	30.8%	39%	8.2%	33.8%	5.2%
Other	6.6%	2.3%	-4.3%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0.8%	2%	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%
White	88.5%	84.2%	-4.3%	81.4%	2.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.9% 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	81.5%	78.9%	-2.6%	83.2%	-4.3%
European Union	11.3%	10.5%	-0.8%	6.1%	4.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	2.7%	-1.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	4.9%	3.3%	5.6%	-0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81%	78.5%	-2.5%	83.2%	-4.7%
10+ Years	4.3%	7.3%	3.0%	9.8%	-2.5%
5-10 Years	5.6%	4.9%	-0.7%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	2.4%	3.5%	1.1%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	6.7%	5.7%	-1.0%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.9%	76.7%	1.2%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	67.1%	37.2%	29.9%
Christian	18.9%	46.2%	-27.3%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Melbourne Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melbourne Street was 224.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 257.5% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Melbourne Street has the 10th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove and the 107th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.1%.

🔎 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,300

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BN2 3LH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Melbourne Street 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 Melbourne Street, Brighton, BN2 3LH

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN2 3LH

Average Price
£633,167

Semi-Detached
£713,271

Terraced
£408,064

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£4,379,802

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melbourne Street

Average Price
£420,411

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£420,411

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melbourne Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Melbourne Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2024-07-26	£378,617
2 Melbourne Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£372,500	2023-09-01	£365,897
34 Melbourne Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£436,000	2023-05-05	£430,516
19 - 20 Melbourne Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£4,200,000	2021-12-23	£4,301,427
36 Melbourne Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2021-09-21	£463,368

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN2 3LH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BN2 3LH 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)	155
Full-Time Employee	139
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	95
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	19
Unemployed	19
Other	9
Retired	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Looking after home or family	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Education	27
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Other	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Human health and social work activities	11
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Real estate activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	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	1,465 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School Park Hill , BN2 0BT	4out of 4	1,575 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Martin's CofE Primary School Hartington Road , BN2 3LJ	3out of 4	165 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairlight Primary School St Leonard's Road , BN2 3AJ	3out of 4	177 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Downs Infant School Ditchling Road , BN1 6JA	4out of 4	614 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elm Grove Primary School Elm Grove , BN2 3ES	3out of 4	670 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Davey Drive , Hollingdean BN1 7BF	3out of 4	685 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Varndean School Balfour Road , BN1 6NP	3out of 4	1,902 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Stringer School Loder Road , BN1 6PZ	3out of 4	2,040 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND	3out of 4	2,460 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Patcham High School Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8PB	3out of 4	3,443 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Lewes Road , BN1 9PW	3out of 4	3,552 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,975 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Varndean College Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ	- not rated	2,295 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Brighton Mithras House , Lewes Road BN2 4AT	- not rated	895 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Brighton 27-33 Ditchling Road , BN1 4SB	- not rated	1,001 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School 67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB	- not rated	1,076 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Central Hub Brighton Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP	3out of 4	1,321 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Homewood College Queensdown School Road , Off Lewes Road BN1 7LA	2out of 4	1,531 yd	Community special school	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	Distance
Tuntuns Cafe	150 Lewes Road, Brighton	97 yd
Mojo Coffee House	148 Lewes Road, Brighton	97 yd
Black Rain	136 Lewes Road, Brighton	97 yd
Loro's Cafe	66 - 68 Lewes Road, Brighton	131 yd
Green Olive	87 Lewes Road, Brighton	131 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maresia At Gladstone Pub	123 Lewes Road, Brighton	193 yd
The Gladstone (Wet Sales)	123 Lewes Road, Brighton	193 yd
The Lewes Road Inn	158 Lewes Road, Brighton	236 yd
Bear Inn	The Bear Inn, Lewes Road	281 yd
Martha Gunn (Wet Sales)	100 Upper Lewes Road, Brighton	299 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hut	132 - 135 Lewes Road, Brighton	97 yd
Masalla Kitchen	76 Lewes Road, Brighton	131 yd
Subway	68 Lewes Road, Brighton	131 yd
Oriental Takeaway	70 Lewes Road, Brighton	131 yd
Perfect Pizza	48 Lewes Road, Brighton	306 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Gourmet @ Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, 93 Lewes Road	193 yd
Sainsbury's	93 Lewes Road, Brighton	233 yd
Co-op	58 - 62 Lewes Road, Brighton	306 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Unit 1, Pavilion Retail Park	627 yd
Co-op	118 - 120 London Road, Brighton	1,076 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Lukes Swimming Pool ST. LUKES TERRACE	swimming pool	1,001 yd
University Of Brighton (Moulsecoomb Campus) PRESTON BARRACKS PRESTON BARRACKS LEWES ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,056 yd
The Gym (Brighton London Road) 97 - 104 97 - 104 London Road	health and fitness suite	1,067 yd
The Phoenix Community Centre Phoenix Place		1,091 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	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.1%

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	132.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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