Donald Hall Road, Brighton, BN2 5DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BN2 5DB has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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	53.2%	47.2%	-6.0%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	46.8%	52.8%	6.0%	49.0%	3.8%

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	37.2%	39.5%	2.3%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	25%	25.7%	0.7%	44.2%	-18.5%
Married: Same sex	3.5%	2.4%	-1.1%	0.3%	2.1%
Separated	2.9%	5.4%	2.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Divorced	18.6%	21%	2.4%	9.1%	11.9%
Widowed	12.8%	6%	-6.8%	6.1%	-0.1%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (63.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	23.9%	36.1%	12.2%	48.4%	-12.3%
Good health	31.3%	27.8%	-3.5%	33.6%	-5.8%
Fair health	24.4%	23.1%	-1.3%	12.7%	10.4%
Bad health	17.9%	8.8%	-9.1%	4.0%	4.8%
Very bad health	2.5%	4.2%	1.7%	1.2%	3.0%

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 5DB this area, 31.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	38.4%	31.4%	-7.0%	18.2%	13.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	14.2%	-0.3%	9.6%	4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	10.1%	-0.9%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.1%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	11.2%	1.9%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	17.4%	27.8%	10.4%	33.8%	-6.0%
Other	7%	1.2%	-5.8%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	2.5%	0.9%	-1.6%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3.5%	2.3%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	3%	9.6%	6.6%	2.5%	7.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1%	2.3%	1.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	2.3%	0.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	84.1%	70.2%	-13.9%	81.4%	-11.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Arab	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	5.5%	5.5%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.6%	71%	-14.6%	83.2%	-12.2%
European Union	2.5%	11.5%	9.0%	6.1%	5.4%
Rest of Europe	2.5%	2.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	2.5%	8.8%	6.3%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	6%	6%	0.0%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.1%	71.3%	-12.8%	83.2%	-11.9%
10+ Years	2%	13.9%	11.9%	9.8%	4.1%
5-10 Years	0.5%	4.6%	4.1%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	5.5%	2.8%	-2.7%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	8%	7.4%	-0.6%	1.9%	5.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.5%	76.7%	-20.2%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
No passport held	24.8%	13.5%	11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38%	37.2%	0.8%
Christian	50%	46.2%	3.8%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	4.6%	6.5%	-1.9%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	2.3%	6.0%	-3.7%

Safety

Is Donald Hall Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Donald Hall Road was 21.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 92.2% lower than the Kemptown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Donald Hall Road has the 8th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 804 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,600

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in BN2 5DB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 10/10 (very 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 Donald Hall Road are based on 1 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 Donald Hall Road, Brighton, BN2 5DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN2 5DB

Average Price
£190,896

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£190,896

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Donald Hall Road

Average Price
£233,533

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£233,533

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Donald Hall Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 45 Violet Donald Hall Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2025-03-24	£169,502
Flat 39 Violet Donald Hall Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2021-02-23	£179,394
Flat 9 Bluebell Donald Hall Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£231,500	2019-05-31	£245,900
Flat 23 Daisy Donald Hall Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2014-01-06	£228,938
Flat 39 Violet Donald Hall Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£134,000	2007-12-18	£191,305

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN2 5DB

Employment

Economic Activity

Retired	50
Full-Time Employee	36
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Looking after home or family	16
Part-Time Employee	11
Self-Employed	10
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Education	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Construction	3
Transport and storage	3
Other	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal Spa Nursery School Park Hill , BN2 0BT	4out of 4	957 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tarnerland Nursery School Sussex Street , BN2 0GR	4out of 4	1,244 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Whitehawk Hill Road , BN2 0AH	- not rated	195 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School Manor Road , BN2 5EA	- not rated	375 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Infant School Queens Park Rise , BN2 9ZF	- not rated	819 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitehawk Junior School Whitehawk Road , Whitehawk BN2 5FL	- not rated	846 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitehawk Infants School Whitehawk Road , BN2 5FL	- not rated	846 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marina High School Wilson Avenue , BN2 5PB	- not rated	1,147 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Brighton College of Media Arts Wilson Avenue , BN2 5PB	- not rated	1,244 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Longhill High School Falmer Road , Rottingdean BN2 7FR	2out of 4	3,710 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND	- not rated	3,775 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Varndean School Balfour Road , BN1 6NP	3out of 4	3,916 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College Brighton and Hove Pelham Street , BN1 4FA	- not rated	1,858 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG	- not rated	3,162 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Varndean College Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ	- not rated	4,282 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St. John's College (Brighton) 17 Walpole Road , BN2 0AF	- not rated	185 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children Walpole Road , BN2 0LS	3out of 4	295 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hall Eastern Road , BN2 5JF	- not rated	380 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Hawkhurst Court Dyslexia Centre 161 Eastern Road , BN2 2AG	- not rated	383 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Brighton College Prep School Eastern Road , BN2 5JJ	- not rated	428 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
Sussex Surplus At BELTA Community Hub	146A Donald Hall Road, Brighton	113 yd
Macmillan Horizon Centre Cafe	The Macmillan Horizon Centre, 2 Bristol Gate	215 yd
RVS Royal Sussex Cancer Unit Cafe	Sussex Cancer Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital	280 yd
RVS Royal Sussex Hospital A&E Cafe	Accident And Emergency, Royal Sussex County Hospital	280 yd
RVS Royal Sussex Outpatients Cafe	Out Patients Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road	280 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
St Georges Inn	33 Sudeley Street, Brighton	406 yd
Don't Tell Mama	75 St Georges Road, Brighton	462 yd
Proud Cabaret	83 St Georges Road, Brighton	467 yd
Round Georges And Sage Kitchen	14 - 15 Sutherland Road, Brighton	522 yd
Busby And Wilds	8 - 9 Rock Street, Brighton	557 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road	280 yd
Castles Of Kemptown	65 St Georges Road, Brighton	462 yd
The Kemp Town Chippy	73 St Georges Road, Brighton	467 yd
Crave	234 Eastern Road, Brighton	501 yd
Mumbai Express	17 Sutherland Road, Brighton	522 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	22 St Georges Road, Brighton	544 yd
Co-op	Whitehawk Road, Brighton	808 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	45 Arundel Road, Brighton	851 yd
Budgens	32 Upper St James Street, Brighton	920 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St John The Baptist Rc School Whitehawk Hill Road	grass pitches	215 yd
Roedean Junior School (Closed) Eastern Road	grass pitches	273 yd
Hamilton Lodge School For Deaf Children 7-9 7-9 WALPOLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	295 yd
Brighton Swimming Centre EASTERN ROAD	swimming pool	330 yd
St Marks Ce School Manor Road	grass pitches	378 yd
The Manor Road Gym MANOR ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	386 yd
Badgers Tennis Club CHURCH PLACE	tennis courts	421 yd
Brighton College EASTERN ROAD	grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool	467 yd
Queens Park EAST DRIVE	tennis courts	806 yd
St Lukes Swimming Pool ST. LUKES TERRACE	swimming pool	962 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	76.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	85.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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