Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN41 1GD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	50.6%	-0.1%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	49.3%	49.4%	0.1%	49.0%	0.4%

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 BN41 1GD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.5% 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	41.9%	49.5%	7.6%	37.9%	11.6%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	32.6%	-3.5%	44.2%	-11.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.4%	2%	-2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	10.1%	11%	0.9%	9.1%	1.9%
Widowed	7.5%	4.3%	-3.2%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (85.6%) 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	53%	53.5%	0.5%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	34.8%	32.1%	-2.7%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	8.8%	9.5%	0.7%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	3.4%	4.4%	1.0%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	20.3%	14.2%	-6.1%	18.2%	-4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	7.6%	-7.8%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	13.2%	-2.2%	13.4%	-0.2%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	5%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	15.2%	3.3%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	32.2%	42.4%	10.2%	33.8%	8.6%
Other	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	1.3%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	2.7%	0.3%	-2.4%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.0%
White	86.1%	79.1%	-7.0%	81.4%	-2.3%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.3% 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	86.5%	77.3%	-9.2%	83.2%	-5.9%
European Union	5.1%	9%	3.9%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	3%	5.7%	2.7%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.1%	77.1%	-9.0%	83.2%	-6.1%
10+ Years	0.7%	6.9%	6.2%	9.8%	-2.9%
5-10 Years	1%	6.4%	5.4%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	3%	7.5%	4.5%	2.2%	5.3%
Less than 2 years	9.1%	2.1%	-7.0%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.2%	76.7%	-4.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	55.1%	37.2%	17.9%
Christian	29.4%	46.2%	-16.8%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	6.8%	6.5%	0.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Vale Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vale Road was 532.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 432.5% higher than the South Portslade average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Vale Road has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade and the 38th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 125.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 11.4%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in BN41 1GD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Vale Road are based on 6 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hove.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN41 1GD

Average Price
£338,328

Semi-Detached
£454,267

Terraced
£466,910

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,073

Other
£714,912

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vale Road

Average Price
£481,288

Semi-Detached
£463,904

Terraced
£489,980

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vale Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37 Vale Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Other, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-04-20	£457,353
21 Vale Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2022-10-20	£321,849
23 Vale Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£630,000	2022-06-15	£616,262
35 Vale Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£388,000	2021-09-07	£421,542
31 Vale Road, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£465,000	2021-05-19	£521,024

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN41 1GD

Employment

BN41 1GD 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.

BN41 1GD 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	120
Part-Time Employee	50
Self-Employed	40
Retired	32
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	19
Construction	18
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6
Information and communication	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Benfield Primary School 255 Old Shoreham Road , Portslade BN41 1XS	3out of 4	266 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Church Road , Portslade BN41 1LB	3out of 4	465 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brackenbury Primary School Locks Hill , Portslade BN41 2LA	2out of 4	611 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Community Primary School St Peter's Road , Portslade-By-Sea BN41 1LS	3out of 4	653 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicolas CofE Primary School Locks Hill , Portslade BN41 2LA	3out of 4	741 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Chalky Road , Portslade BN41 2WS	3out of 4	2,152 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Nevill Road , BN3 7BN	3out of 4	2,477 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blatchington Mill School Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW	3out of 4	2,542 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shoreham Academy Kingston Lane , BN43 6YT	4out of 4	2,671 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's School Hangleton Way , BN3 8BN	3out of 4	2,678 yd	Free schools	No	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	4,573 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Deepdene School 195 New Church Road , BN3 4ED	- not rated	699 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hill Park School Foredown Road , Portslade BN41 2FU	4out of 4	1,262 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lioncare School 87 Payne Avenue , BN3 5HD	- not rated	1,752 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's School 33 New Church Road , BN3 4AD	- not rated	2,219 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighton and Hove Clinic School 14-18 New Church Road , Hove BN3 4FH	- not rated	2,471 yd	Other independent 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
Boulder Brighton	Unit 7, Victoria Road Trading Estate	149 yd
Wimpy	14 Station Road, Portslade	200 yd
Station Kebab House Portslade Ltd	7A Station Road, Portslade	200 yd
Tboba	18A Station Road, Portslade	203 yd
Bites And Slice Madeira Cafe	28 Station Road, Portslade	217 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Railway Inn	2 Station Road, Portslade	200 yd
The Foghorn (Wet Sales)	55 Boundary Road, Hove	312 yd
British Legion	24 Trafalgar Road, Portslade	437 yd
The Blue Anchor	81 Station Road, Portslade	494 yd
Blue Anchor Kitchen Franchise	81 Station Road, Portslade	494 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Joe's Burger House	4 Station Road, Portslade	200 yd
Subway	5 Station Road, Portslade	206 yd
KFC	75 Boundary Road, Hove	236 yd
Domino's Pizza	84 Boundary Road, Hove	237 yd
Yummies	3 Victoria Road, Portslade	237 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	19/20 Station Road, Portslade	217 yd
Iceland	73-74 Boundary Road, Hove	236 yd
Aldi Stores	7 Carlton Terrace, Portslade	357 yd
The Co-operative	103 Abinger Road, Portslade	776 yd
Sainsbury's	361-367 Old Shoreham Road, Benfield Valley	934 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
South Portslade Community Centre Church Road		452 yd
Victoria Recreation Ground VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches	471 yd
St Christopher'S Hove Playing Fields ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL SPORTS GROUND ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL SPORTS GROUND GLEBE VILLAS	grass pitches	498 yd
Underground Gym CAMDEN STREET	health and fitness suite	550 yd
Benfield Valley Recreation Ground Hangleton Road	grass pitches	650 yd
Change (Hove) PORTLAND ROAD	health and fitness suite	757 yd
St Nicolas Ce Primary School LOCKS HILL	grass pitches	807 yd
Easthill Park Easthill Way	grass pitches	978 yd
Ymca (Sussex Central) WINDLESHAM CLOSE		1,037 yd
Crossfit Connect QUAYSIDE HOUSE QUAYSIDE HOUSE BASIN ROAD SOUTH		1,068 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	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.2%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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