Western Esplanade, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1WE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN41 1WE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.2% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	57.1%	53.2%	-3.9%	51.0%	2.2%
Male	42.9%	46.8%	3.9%	49.0%	-2.2%

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	25%	28.3%	3.3%	37.9%	-9.6%
Married: Opposite sex	48.1%	48.6%	0.5%	44.2%	4.4%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	12%	8.7%	-3.3%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	12.5%	11.6%	-0.9%	6.1%	5.5%

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	50.5%	51.2%	0.7%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	30.2%	29.9%	-0.3%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	13.5%	13.3%	-0.2%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	4.7%	4.9%	0.2%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	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 47.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.8%	10.3%	-10.5%	18.2%	-7.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	8.1%	-2.1%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	10.3%	-0.3%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	4.8%	3.4%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	16.1%	6.4%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	44.4%	47.6%	3.2%	33.8%	13.8%
Other	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.4%
White	89.8%	92.3%	2.5%	81.4%	10.9%
Other	0.4%	2.8%	2.4%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.9% 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	90.2%	85.9%	-4.3%	83.2%	2.7%
European Union	2.9%	7.7%	4.8%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	5.6%	-3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.7%	86.2%	-2.5%	83.2%	3.0%
10+ Years	0.4%	8.6%	8.2%	9.8%	-1.2%
5-10 Years	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	6.9%	1.5%	-5.4%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	76.7%	9.1%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.5%	37.2%	11.3%
Christian	41.7%	46.2%	-4.5%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Muslim	0.9%	6.5%	-5.6%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Western Esplanade Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Western Esplanade was 38.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.2% lower than the South Portslade average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Western Esplanade has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -78.2%.

🔎 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 1WE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Western Esplanade 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 Hove.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Western Esplanade, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1WE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN41 1WE

Average Price
£3,202,408

Semi-Detached
£3,049,879

Terraced
£3,173,653

Detached
£3,680,000

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Western Esplanade

Average Price
£2,500,885

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,500,885

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Western EsplanadeStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Western Esplanade, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£2,900,000	2024-09-25	£2,890,794
2A Western Esplanade, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£1,500,000	2023-07-28	£1,498,409
4 Western Esplanade, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£3,250,000	2022-10-07	£3,122,417
6 Western Esplanade, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£2,200,000	2019-05-22	£2,694,928
7 Western Esplanade, Brighton, Brighton And Hove Terraced, an established residential building	£2,500,000	2017-12-11	£3,156,836

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN41 1WE

Employment

BN41 1WE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 1WE 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in BN41 1WE area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	90
Full-Time Employee	71
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Real estate activities	8
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	4
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Church Road , Portslade BN41 1LB	3out of 4	978 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Community Primary School St Peter's Road , Portslade-By-Sea BN41 1LS	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hove Junior School Portland Road , BN3 5JA	3out of 4	1,274 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Hove Infant School Portland Road , BN3 5JA	4out of 4	1,274 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Benfield Primary School 255 Old Shoreham Road , Portslade BN41 1XS	3out of 4	1,349 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Nevill Road , BN3 7BN	3out of 4	2,487 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blatchington Mill School Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW	3out of 4	2,781 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Chalky Road , Portslade BN41 2WS	3out of 4	3,312 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's School Hangleton Way , BN3 8BN	3out of 4	3,398 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Shoreham Academy Kingston Lane , BN43 6YT	4out of 4	3,420 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	4,111 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	665 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's School 33 New Church Road , BN3 4AD	- not rated	1,601 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lioncare School 87 Payne Avenue , BN3 5HD	- not rated	1,637 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brighton and Hove Clinic School 14-18 New Church Road , Hove BN3 4FH	- not rated	1,798 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hill Park School Foredown Road , Portslade BN41 2FU	4out of 4	2,423 yd	Community 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	Distance
The Flour Pot	Kiosk, 364 Kingsway	285 yd
Shoreline Coffee + Kitchen	339 Kingsway, Hove	289 yd
Breakfast At Tiffany's	333 Kingsway, Hove	297 yd
Feedwell Cafe	325 Kingsway, Hove	325 yd
Big Beach Cafe	Pavilion Cafe, Hove Lagoon	470 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Gather Inn	330 Kingsway, Hove	255 yd
Lobo's Caribbean Cuisine At The Gather Inn	Blue Lagoon, 330 Kingsway	269 yd
The Blue Anchor	81 Station Road, Portslade	726 yd
Blue Anchor Kitchen Franchise	81 Station Road, Portslade	726 yd
The Foghorn (Wet Sales)	55 Boundary Road, Hove	851 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dosa Kingdom	7 Boundary Road, Hove	618 yd
Hainault Fryers	6 Boundary Road, Hove	618 yd
Bad Boys Burgers	3 Clarendon Place, Portslade	704 yd
Fred Fish And Chips And Kebabs	51 Boundary Road, Hove	765 yd
Pizza Hot 4 U	24 Boundary Road, Hove	765 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	19/20 Station Road, Portslade		954 yd
Iceland	73-74 Boundary Road, Hove		1,004 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Crossfit Connect QUAYSIDE HOUSE QUAYSIDE HOUSE BASIN ROAD SOUTH		110 yd
Aldrington Recreation Ground WISH ROAD	grass pitches	623 yd
Underground Gym CAMDEN STREET	health and fitness suite	799 yd
St Christopher'S Hove Playing Fields ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL SPORTS GROUND ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL SPORTS GROUND GLEBE VILLAS	grass pitches	853 yd
Kingsway Tennis Courts LANGDALE COURT 223-225 LANGDALE COURT 223-225 KINGSWAY	tennis courts	935 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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/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	100.0%

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