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Thinking of living at BN1 3LB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Middle Street Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Carlton Hill Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.4 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dorothy Stringer School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 53.3 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Varndean School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 48.8 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blatchington Mill School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brighton Girls GDST | Independent | 650 m | 30.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Brighton | Independent | 700 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Windlesham School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | St Ann'S Well Gardens | 1.1 km | 27 |
| Swimming | Prince Regent Swimming Complex | 460 m | 14 |
| Football | Hove Park 3G Football Pitch | 2.5 km | 11 |
| Skateboard | Route One | 430 m | 10 |
| Cricket | Corporate Boxes | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Running | Run Company | 200 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Preston Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Prince Regent Swimming Complex | 450 m | 4 |
| Yoga | About Balance | 510 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Preston Park (Brighton) | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Hove Recreation Ground | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Sailing | Brighton Sailing Club Safety Pavilion | 780 m | 3 |
| Golf | Hollingbury Park Golf Course | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Padel | Nick Rivett Sport | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Boxing | FitLab | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Varndean Upper Pitch | 2.6 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 41. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Brighton, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 15.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is North Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 12X, 12, 27); 398 departures an hour from the 30 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 6 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 76 km away as the crow flies.
66% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Paul's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cardinal Newman Catholic School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 50.4 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (4.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 7% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 50 m away; Leonidas Brighton (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Brighton Station Health Centre (150 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Dead Zebra Barbers is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 1.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 53% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 17 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 415 restaurants and cafés and 119 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ikigai Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Caxton Arms the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (49 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 921 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 72% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (North Laine, Old Town).
There are 317 listed buildings.
78 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Homes are mostly flats (68%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 54% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 540 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Brighthelm Gardens, 150 m away; for exercise, PureGym (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Brighton Central, 700 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 37 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 53% of households rent privately and 14% socially.
It's young: 39% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 23% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is INTO University Partnerships, 500 m away.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.