The Cliff, Brighton, BN2 5RE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BN2 5RE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	47%	48.9%	1.9%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	53%	51.1%	-1.9%	49.0%	2.1%

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	42.6%	41.6%	-1.0%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	35%	34.8%	-0.2%	44.2%	-9.4%
Married: Same sex	4%	2.2%	-1.8%	0.3%	1.9%
Separated	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	9%	13.9%	4.9%	9.1%	4.8%
Widowed	6.3%	4.5%	-1.8%	6.1%	-1.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47%	57.6%	10.6%	48.4%	9.2%
Good health	32%	26.9%	-5.1%	33.6%	-6.7%
Fair health	14.2%	11.5%	-2.7%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	2.4%	0.6%	-1.8%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 43.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13%	16.2%	3.2%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	5.7%	-7.8%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	15.5%	5.2%	13.4%	2.1%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	13.6%	1.0%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	38.1%	43.8%	5.7%	33.8%	10.0%
Other	9.9%	1.9%	-8.0%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	3.2%	4.3%	1.1%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	91.7%	79.4%	-12.3%	81.4%	-2.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.8% 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	85.8%	74.8%	-11.0%	83.2%	-8.4%
European Union	6.7%	6.9%	0.2%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	3.4%	2.2%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	0.4%	3.1%	2.7%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.3%	8.7%	4.4%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	3.1%	1.9%	1.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.6%	74.5%	-10.1%	83.2%	-8.7%
10+ Years	2.8%	15.5%	12.7%	9.8%	5.7%
5-10 Years	3.6%	4.3%	0.7%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	3.2%	2.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	5.9%	2.8%	-3.1%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.3%	76.7%	2.6%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Turkey	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Central and South America	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.9%	37.2%	1.7%
Christian	46.1%	46.2%	-0.1%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is The Cliff Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Cliff was 59.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.9% lower than the Kemptown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Cliff has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown and the 395th lowest crime rate of 804 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.1%.

🔎 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. 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 5RE, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 The Cliff 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 The Cliff, Brighton, BN2 5RE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN2 5RE

Average Price
£1,512,262

Semi-Detached
£887,023

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,888,447

Flats/Maisonettes
£508,232

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Cliff

Average Price
£571,168

Semi-Detached
£1,256,566

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,701

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The CliffStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 White Lodge, 40 The Cliff, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2024-01-31	£415,660
22 The Cliff, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Detached, an established residential building	£1,475,000	2022-01-12	£1,475,000
Flat 6 White Lodge, 40 The Cliff, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£585,000	2021-06-14	£572,745
14 The Cliff, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Detached, an established residential building	£850,000	2020-12-16	£926,623
4 The Cliff, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Detached, an established residential building	£820,000	2020-06-05	£946,234

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN2 5RE

Employment

BN2 5RE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% 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 5RE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	83
Retired	51
Self-Employed	34
Looking after home or family	21
Part-Time Employee	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	13
Other	13
Information and communication	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Construction	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

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	2,371 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tarnerland Nursery School Sussex Street , BN2 0GR	4out of 4	2,663 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's CofE Primary School Manor Road , BN2 5EA	- not rated	1,086 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitehawk Junior School Whitehawk Road , Whitehawk BN2 5FL	- not rated	1,452 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitehawk Infants School Whitehawk Road , BN2 5FL	- not rated	1,452 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City Academy Whitehawk Whitehawk Road , Whitehawk BN2 5FL	3out of 4	1,553 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehawk Primary School Whitehawk Road , Whitehawk BN2 5FL	- not rated	1,553 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Brighton College of Media Arts Wilson Avenue , BN2 5PB	- not rated	1,056 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marina High School Wilson Avenue , BN2 5PB	- not rated	1,106 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longhill High School Falmer Road , Rottingdean BN2 7FR	2out of 4	2,508 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Varndean School Balfour Road , BN1 6NP	3out of 4	5,150 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Lewes Road , BN1 9PW	- not rated	5,184 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	3,285 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG	- not rated	4,589 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brighton Waldorf School Roedean Road , Brighton BN2 5RA	- not rated	588 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roedean School Roedean Way , BN2 5RQ	- not rated	1,099 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
St Mary's Hall Eastern Road , BN2 5JF	- not rated	1,117 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
St. John's College (Brighton) 17 Walpole Road , BN2 0AF	- not rated	1,578 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hawkhurst Court Dyslexia Centre 161 Eastern Road , BN2 2AG	- not rated	1,693 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Half Way Hut	East Brighton Golf Club, Roedean Road	66 yd
The Halfway Hut	East Brighton Golf Club, Roedean Road	66 yd
David Lloyd Leisure	Brighton Marina, Brighton Marina Village	325 yd
Prezzo	6A Waterfront, Brighton Marina Village	356 yd
Bella Napoli	19 Waterfront, Brighton Marina Village	356 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Master Mariner	24 Waterfront, Brighton Marina	353 yd
Globalls (Wet Sales)	1 - 5 Waterfront, Brighton Marina	356 yd
The West Quay	West Quay, Waterfront	599 yd
Rendezvous Casino	Brighton Marina Village, Brighton	599 yd
Busby And Wilds	8 - 9 Rock Street, Brighton	1,031 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
McDonalds	Mcdonalds, Waterfront	599 yd
Panku	Asda Superstore, Brighton Marina Village	599 yd
Domino's Pizza	53 Arundel Road, Brighton	632 yd
Saffrons	20 Whitehawk Road, Brighton	649 yd
Plaice4fish	35 - 36 Whitehawk Road, Brighton	679 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	45 Arundel Road, Brighton	598 yd
Asda	Brighton Marina, Brighton Marina Village	599 yd
Co-op	Whitehawk Road, Brighton	652 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
East Brighton Golf Club ROEDEAN ROAD	golf	110 yd
East Brighton Park Wilson Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	474 yd
David Lloyd Club (Brighton)	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	684 yd
Stanley Deason Leisure Centre WILSON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,033 yd
Badgers Tennis Club CHURCH PLACE	tennis courts	1,036 yd
The Manor Road Gym MANOR ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,042 yd
St Marks Ce School Manor Road	grass pitches	1,079 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	212.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BN2 5RE