Marine Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BN2 8LA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	50%	49.1%	-0.9%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	50%	50.9%	0.9%	49.0%	1.9%

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 8LA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.7% 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	46.4%	45.7%	-0.7%	37.9%	7.8%
Married: Opposite sex	26.5%	29.1%	2.6%	44.2%	-15.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Separated	7.1%	1.8%	-5.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	15.6%	16.1%	0.5%	9.1%	7.0%
Widowed	4.3%	5.4%	1.1%	6.1%	-0.7%

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	39.3%	43.4%	4.1%	48.4%	-5.0%
Good health	37.7%	33.6%	-4.1%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	16.3%	14.3%	-2.0%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	5.6%	7.2%	1.6%	4.0%	3.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.5%	17%	-1.5%	18.2%	-1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	9.9%	-4.8%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	10.8%	-3.4%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	8.5%	6.1%	5.3%	3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.1%	14.8%	-1.3%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	28.9%	35%	6.1%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	5.2%	4%	-1.2%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.8% 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%	0%	-2.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2%	2.3%	0.3%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	0%	3%	3.0%	3.1%	-0.1%
Other Asian	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%	1.5%
White	89.3%	78.8%	-10.5%	81.4%	-2.6%
Arab	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	0%	3%	3.0%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.8% 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	88.5%	81.8%	-6.7%	83.2%	-1.4%
European Union	4.8%	6.8%	2.0%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.8%	4.2%	3.4%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	4.2%	-0.6%	5.6%	-1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.5%
British Overseas	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.5%	81.8%	-6.7%	83.2%	-1.4%
10+ Years	0%	12.5%	12.5%	9.8%	2.7%
5-10 Years	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	7.9%	1.5%	-6.4%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.2%	76.7%	7.5%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.2%	37.2%	7.0%
Christian	31.7%	46.2%	-14.5%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	7.9%	6.5%	1.4%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Marine Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Marine Drive was 178.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 311.5% higher than the Rottingdean & West Saltdean average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Marine Drive has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean and the 139th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in BN2 8LA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 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) - 5/10 (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 Marine Drive are based on 258 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 And Hove.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Marine Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN2 8LA

Average Price
£712,353

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£712,353

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Marine Drive

Average Price
£519,321

Semi-Detached
£786,397

Terraced
£601,979

Detached
£910,641

Flats/Maisonettes
£389,692

Other
£395,046

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Marine DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Beachy Keen Marine Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Detached, an established residential building	£585,000	2020-02-14	£715,756
Green Roofs Marine Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Detached, an established residential building	£490,000	2015-07-27	£714,992
Green Roofs Marine Drive, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Detached, an established residential building	£129,950	1997-10-06	£837,161

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN2 8LA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	49
Retired	47
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	11
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Transport and storage	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Education	7
Information and communication	7
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saltdean Primary School Chiltington Way , Saltdean BN2 8HB	3out of 4	843 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Whiteway Lane , Rottingdean BN2 7HB	3out of 4	1,320 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School The Green , Rottingdean BN2 7HA	3out of 4	1,548 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Telscombe Cliffs Primary School and Nursery Telscombe Cliffs Way , Telscombe Cliffs BN10 7DE	3out of 4	2,262 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Peacehaven Heights Primary School Hoddern Avenue , BN10 7QY	3out of 4	2,914 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Longhill High School Falmer Road , Rottingdean BN2 7FR	3out of 4	2,980 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Peacehaven Community School Greenwich Way , BN10 8RB	3out of 4	3,415 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Roedean School Roedean Way , BN2 5RQ	- not rated	3,722 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Downs View Special School Warren Road , Woodingdean BN2 6BB	4out of 4	5,056 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brighton Waldorf School Roedean Road , Brighton BN2 5RA	- not rated	5,397 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
Crocodile Cafe	16 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	144 yd
Samphire Saltdean	59 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	146 yd
Daisy's Pantry	37 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	148 yd
Coffee Corner	32A Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	219 yd
Whitecliffs Cafe - Bar - Grill	Whitecliff Beach Cafe, Marine Drive	224 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spanish Lady	4-6 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	115 yd
LA Bar	67 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	146 yd
The Saltdean Tavern (Stonehouse Q)	The Saltdean Tavern, Saltdean Park Road	346 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Manoshi	12 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	144 yd
The Lobster Pot	11 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	146 yd
Grill Bay	41 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	146 yd
Saltdean Dining Limited	15 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean	146 yd
Saltdean Spice	118 Lustrells Vale, Saltdean	718 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	51 Longridge Avenue, Saltdean		146 yd
Co-op	87-89 Lustrells Vale, Saltdean		831 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Saltdean Lido SALTDEAN PARK ROAD	swimming pool	257 yd
Saltdean Park Saltdean Park Road	tennis courts	421 yd
Saltdean Primary School CHILTINGTON WAY	grass pitches	912 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%

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