Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Brighton and Hove › Neighbourhood Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West › Postcode BN1 7ET What's changing near BN1 7ET Within 2 km, around Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West in Brighton and Hove. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
200 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
281 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.1% like-for-like prices in Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.5%)
+1% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 9 new homes completed flats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed flats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 57 new homes completed flats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed flats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 School closed School closed: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school, primary (closure)
Aug 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed flats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025 New homes 23 new homes completed flats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025 New homes 61 new homes completed flats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025 School closed School closed: Brighton & Hove Montessori School Other independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jan 2025 School closed School closed: St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school, primary (closure)
Dec 2024 School closed School closed: Homewood College Community special school, community special school (closure)
Dec 2024 New homes 8 new homes completed
33 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
63 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in BN1 7ET itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 5 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (2 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Old Shoreham Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 570 kW
May 2025 Battery storage Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Dunelm - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2025 Running nearest: ParkerSteel Shoreham Plant (rooftop solar, 6.4 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km 4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major Stanford Avenue, Brighton Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Shenfield Way, Brighton Disconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Brentwood Crescent, Brighton Utility asset works · BT · Priority working
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Hertford Road, Brighton Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2014 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.