BN1 7HL
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Property report — BN1 7HL
Open-data due diligence for BN1 7HL and the area around it.
BN1 7HL in brief: 42 recorded sales (£53,500–£475,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN1 7HL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN1 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£443,558
Population
10,530
Crimes recorded
84
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN1 7, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (14 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | £400,000 | 35 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2025-07-18 | £415,000 | 32 HARRINGTON PLACE | Detached |
| 2024-10-25 | £438,750 | 36 HARRINGTON PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-19 | £377,000 | 32 HARRINGTON PLACE | Detached |
| 2020-03-31 | £375,000 | 35 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2018-08-16 | £380,500 | 22 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2018-07-31 | £475,000 | 16 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2017-04-07 | £440,000 | 17 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2016-08-12 | £310,000 | 35 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2016-08-05 | £330,000 | 34 HARRINGTON PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-07-05 | £420,000 | 37 HARRINGTON PLACE | Detached |
| 2015-09-11 | £360,000 | 27 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2015-08-14 | £270,000 | 32 HARRINGTON PLACE | Detached |
| 2015-06-23 | £402,000 | 39 HARRINGTON PLACE | Detached |
| 2014-02-07 | £309,000 | 14 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2013-12-19 | £275,000 | 11 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2013-05-03 | £233,000 | 27 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2011-02-04 | £232,500 | 16 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2011-01-07 | £280,000 | 2 HARRINGTON PLACE | Flat |
| 2009-06-19 | £226,500 | 30 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2007-10-18 | £210,000 | 14 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2007-07-12 | £280,000 | 45 HARRINGTON PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-04-27 | £240,000 | 17 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2007-03-16 | £227,500 | 36 HARRINGTON PLACE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-15 | £190,000 | 7 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2004-04-23 | £199,950 | 19 HARRINGTON PLACE | Detached |
| 2003-11-21 | £173,000 | 20 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-03 | £180,000 | 11 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2003-10-29 | £178,000 | 12 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-15 | £179,000 | 2 HARRINGTON PLACE | Flat |
| 2002-06-07 | £134,000 | 33 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2001-07-27 | £120,000 | 32 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2001-03-16 | £129,950 | 17 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2001-03-16 | £115,000 | 34 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 2000-08-25 | £142,000 | 11 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 1999-12-10 | £110,000 | 22 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 1998-07-02 | £69,000 | 26 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 1998-06-26 | £83,950 | 8 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-27 | £77,000 | 7 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 1997-03-13 | £67,000 | 11 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 1996-11-29 | £53,500 | 18 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
| 1996-11-22 | £62,000 | 25 HARRINGTON PLACE | Terraced |
42 recorded sales on BN1 7HL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Varndean School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Hertford Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Dorothy Stringer School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Downs Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Downs Infant School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn House - Acorn Watford Limited (10 beds) | Care home | 0.4 mi | Good |
| Brighton & Hove City Council - 83 Beaconsfield Villas (6 beds) | Care home | 0.6 mi | Requires improvement |
| Preston Drove (5 beds) | Care home | 0.6 mi | Good |
| The Avenue Surgery | GP surgery | 0.8 mi | Good |
| Beaconsfield Medical Practice | GP surgery | 0.9 mi | Good |
| St Peter's Medical Centre | GP surgery | 1.1 mi | Good |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: BRIGHTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · GSTT @ BRIGHTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · THE MONTEFIORE HOSPITAL (1.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: TRAM SHELTER OPPOSITE THE JUNCTION WITH SURRENDEN ROAD (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · DOWNS JUNIOR SCHOOL AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATE PIERS (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · JEWISH CEMETERY GATES AND WALLS (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HARPER'S PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · WESTONS PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Moulsecoomb (0.6 mi) · London Road (Brighton) (0.7 mi) · Preston Park (1.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Mulberrys (0.2 mi) · Co-op Food (0.2 mi) · Aldi (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 4,069
Owned 44% · Social rent 34% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN1 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN1 7 (May 24–Jun 26, average 84/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN1 7HL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBN1 | SectorBN1 7 | PostcodeBN1 7HL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £506,677 | £443,558 | £242,145 |
| Population | 104,090 | 10,530 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1,374 | 84 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN1 7); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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