Cowley Drive is in Brighton and in Brighton district. BN2 6WB is located in the Woodingdean electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Brighton, Kemptown. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Cowley Drive, Brighton, BN2 6WB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BN2 6WJ, BN2 6WH, BN2 6WA, BN2 6WD, BN2 6WF, BN2 6WE, BN2 6WG, BN2 6WL, BN2 6WN.

Cowley Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cowley Drive are based on 21 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 6WB

Average Price
£470,202
Semi-Detached
£432,941
Terraced
£501,632
Detached
£566,269
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowley Drive

Average Price
£486,441
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowley DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
50 Cowley Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Detached, an established residential building 		£680,0002022-08-03 £642,526
29 Cowley Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£433,0002022-07-28 £411,657
46 Cowley Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£370,0002021-06-18 £404,886
40 Cowley Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£460,0002021-06-15 £503,372
34 Cowley Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£323,0002018-11-29 £403,387

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill, BN2 0BT 		4,719 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street, BN2 0GR 		4,963 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 4Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Chalkland Rise, Woodingdean BN2 6RH 		821 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woodingdean Primary School
Warren Road, Woodingdean BN2 6BB 		1,474 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
The Green, Rottingdean BN2 7HA 		2,444 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean BN2 7HB 		2,450 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Saltdean Primary School
Chiltington Way, Saltdean BN2 8HB 		2,906 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Longhill High School
Falmer Road, Rottingdean BN2 7FR 		786 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Lewes Road, BN1 9PW 		4,483 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Downs View Special School
Warren Road, Woodingdean BN2 6BB 		1,532 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoedean School
Roedean Way, BN2 5RQ 		2,174 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedBrighton Waldorf School
Roedean Road, Brighton BN2 5RA 		3,202 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt. John's College (Brighton)
17 Walpole Road, BN2 0AF 		4,022 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road, BN2 0LS 		4,127 yd Non-maintained special 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
Longhill High SchoolFalmer Road, Rottingdean887 yd
Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project6 Tilbury Place, Brighton988 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Frankie Vaughns180 Edward Street, Brighton988 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Happy Valley Recreation Ground
HAPPY VALLEY HAPPY VALLEY FALMER ROAD 		grass pitches567 yd
Rudyard Kipling Primary School
CHALKLAND RISE 		grass pitches874 yd
Longhill Sports Centre
LONGHILL SCHOOL LONGHILL SCHOOL FALMER ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite938 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 39.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 39.4%
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 speed69.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed124.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cowley Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 63 crimes were reported near Cowley Drive . 68% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BN2 6WB.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 63
Violence And Sexual Offences 36
Anti Social Behaviour 7
Criminal Damage And Arson 6
Public Order 5
Vehicle Crime 4
Other Theft 2
Drugs 1
Theft From The Person 1
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of BN2 6WB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Green Lane375 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Merston Close112 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Shipley Road488 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Stanstead Crescent476 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Merston Close112 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Stanstead Crescent476 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cowley Drive412 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Green Lane375 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cowley Drive412 yd
2023-11Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Merston Close112 yd

Employment

BN2 6WB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee79
Retired56
Part-Time Employee38
Self-Employed32
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Looking after home or family12
Unemployed4
Other2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Student (economically inactive)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Human health and social work activities21
Education18
Construction17
Financial and insurance activities16
Manufacturing11
Accommodation and food service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Transport and storage5
Other4
Information and communication4
Administrative and support service activities4
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female157
Male137

Partnership Status

Single71
Married: Opposite sex114
Married: Same sex8
Civil partnership: Same sex3
Separated4
Divorced21
Widowed17

Health

Very good health135
Good health110
Fair health30
Bad health14
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 49
Degree or Similar 72
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian5
Other Asian2
Black African4
Black Caribbean4
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed Other2
White268
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom257
European Union16
Rest of Europe1
Africa11
Middle East and Asia3
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK257
10+ Years27
5-10 Years6
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom258
Ireland3
Germany1
Other EU countries9
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa1
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania1
No passport held18

Religion

No religion141
Christian132
Hindu9
Jewish1
Muslim1
Other religion1
Not answered13
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