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Thinking of living at BN3 4FE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hove Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| West Hove Infant School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blatchington Mill School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.4 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Christopher's School | Independent | 300 m | – |
| Brighton and Hove Clinic School | Independent | 450 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Lioncare School | Independent | 850 m | – |
Every primary near BN3 4FE, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Court 2 | 370 m | 25 |
| Swimming | King Alfred Leisure Centre | 650 m | 12 |
| Skateboard | Route One | 3.3 km | 10 |
| Football | Hove Park 3G Football Pitch | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Indoor School | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Hove & Kingsway Bowling Club | 360 m | 6 |
| Running | Run | 830 m | 6 |
| Golf | West Hove Golf Club | 4.0 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Hove Beach Park | 590 m | 4 |
| Fitness | King Alfred Leisure Centre | 650 m | 4 |
| Rugby union | Hove Recreation Ground | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Yoga In The Lanes | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Padel | Court 4 | 330 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Hove Lagoon | 890 m | 2 |
| Croquet | Preston Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Withdean Sports Complex | 3.2 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: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Aldrington, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 170k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brighton.
The nearest bus stop is Westbourne Villas North, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 6, 96, 71); 72 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 75 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Hove Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 41.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (2.5 km) and Shoreham Academy (4.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is J Sainsbury, 550 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wish Park Surgery (650 m), with Portland Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Shelby's Hair & Beauty is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 5.2 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Lighthouse Centre is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Hove And Kingsway Bowling Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (59%).
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Museum Gardens, 400 m away; for exercise, Op3 (550 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Hove, 1.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 36 km away.
60 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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Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 48% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is BIMM University, 3.4 km away (TEF Bronze).
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.