Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at BN1 5JL? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the supermarket and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westdene Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | Primary | 1.2 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Patcham Infant School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Blatchington Mill School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dorothy Stringer School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 53.3 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Patcham High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 14.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 19.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Windlesham School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Withdean Sports Complex | 440 m | 25 |
| Swimming | Surrenden Swimming Pool | 1.8 km | 11 |
| Football | Waterhall | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Skateboard | Hollingdean Skatepark | 2.8 km | 10 |
| Golf | Brighton & Hove Golf Club | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Cricket | astro | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Running | Withdean Stadium | 440 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Preston Bowls Club | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Rugby union | Brighton Football Club (RFU) | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Preston Park Velodrome | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Space | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Withdean Sports Complex | 440 m | 2 |
| Squash | Withdean Sports Complex | 440 m | 2 |
| Padel | Nick Rivett Sport | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Chestnuts Riding School | 3.1 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 40. 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: 53% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Preston Park, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Hill Brow South, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 27, 27C); 31 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 74 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Westdene Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Blatchington Mill School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (2.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.3 km away, with Sally Food And Wine closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matlock Surgery (1.2 km), with Fields Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Hagon Hair & Beauty is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 3.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Freedom Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Station Hotel the nearest pub (1.3 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 47% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Westdene Woods, 600 m away; for exercise, Withdean Sports Complex (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Hove, 2.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 34 km away.
16 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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| The Lioncare School |
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Every primary near BN1 5JL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 58% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Brighton, 3.5 km away (TEF Silver).
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.