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Thinking of living at BN3 4QJ? 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Benfield Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Hove Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| West Hove Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Brackenbury Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blatchington Mill School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Portslade Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hove Micro-School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| The Lioncare School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| St Christopher's School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
Every primary near BN3 4QJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hove Fitness Club | 1.0 km | 21 |
| Swimming | King Alfred Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Portslade Cricket Club | 940 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Hangleton Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Football | Nevill Playing Fields | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Running | Run | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | American Golf | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Hove Beach Park | 980 m | 4 |
| Fitness | King Alfred Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Space | 4.7 km | 4 |
| Sailing | Hove Lagoon | 660 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | The Ham Skatepark | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Padel | Court 4 | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Reform Rituals | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Portslade Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Sussex County Croquet Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 36. 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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Portslade, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is St Andrew's Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 16, 16A, 95A); 117 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 75 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 63% 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, 2.1 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 (2.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away, with Boundary Road Off Licence closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Portslade Health Centre (600 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Shiv's Barbershop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 6.3 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: 33 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Y'ariba Y'ariba is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Blue Anchor (wet Sales) the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 115 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 8% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 182 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Vale Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Ty Paul Fitness (600 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Southwick, 2.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
46 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.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 36 km away.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is BIMM University, 4.8 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.