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On Russell Square, in North Laine & the Lanes
What it's like at BN1 2EF: every home that has sold on Russell Square since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Russell Square; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
16 of the 118 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| Flat B, 39Flat | Oct 2002 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Ground Floor Flat, 41Flat | Feb 1998 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 32 - 34, Russell SquareFlat | Aug 2013 | £125,000 | 60 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 32 - 34, Russell SquareFlat | Aug 2013 | £120,000 | 45 m² | £2,667/m² | 1 |
| 35, Russell SquareFlat · company-owned | Jun 2016 | £160,000 | 60 m² | £2,667/m² | 2 |
| Upper Flat, 36, Russell SquareFlat | Sept 2015 | £300,000 | – | – | 5 |
| Ground Floor Maisonette, 36, Russell SquareFlat | Aug 2021 | £284,000 | – | – | 6 |
| 37, Russell SquareTerraced | Apr 2007 | £530,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 38, Russell SquareTerraced | Sept 2015 | £645,000 | 257 m² | £2,510/m² | 2 |
| Maisonette D, 39, Russell SquareFlat | Jun 2021 | £430,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat A, 39, Russell SquareFlat | Oct 2024 | £216,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Balcony Flat C, 39, Russell SquareFlat | May 2021 | £244,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 41, Russell SquareFlat · company-owned | Jun 2007 | £265,000 | 96 m² | £2,760/m² | 1 |
| Basement Flat, 41, Russell SquareFlat | Dec 2015 | £218,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Studio Flat 1, 41, Russell SquareFlat | Jun 2026 | £138,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 42, Russell SquareTerraced | Dec 2006 | £478,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 44, Russell SquareTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2024 | £810,000 | 192 m² | £4,219/m² | 6 |
| Basement Flat, 45, Russell SquareFlat | Jun 2004 | £139,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 2, 45, Russell SquareFlat | Aug 2018 | £235,000 | 28 m² | £8,393/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 45, Russell SquareFlat | Dec 2020 | £250,000 | 37 m² | £6,757/m² | 5 |
| Second Floor Flat, 45, Russell SquareFlat | Aug 2006 | £129,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 4, 45, Russell SquareFlat | Dec 2022 | £207,000 | 31 m² | £6,677/m² | 3 |
| Lower Ground Floor Flat, 45, Russell SquareFlat · company-owned | Mar 2025 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 46, Russell SquareFlat · company-owned | Oct 1999 | £53,000 | 35 m² | £1,514/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 46, Russell SquareFlat | Oct 2023 | £217,000 | 39 m² | £5,564/m² | 5 |
| Flat 3, 46, Russell SquareFlat · company-owned | Sept 2000 | £60,000 | 35 m² | £1,714/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 46, Russell SquareFlat · company-owned | Apr 2003 | £120,000 | 57 m² | £2,105/m² | 2 |
| 46, Russell SquareFlat · company-owned | Oct 2019 | £250,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 15.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Churchill Square, 200 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 700, 1X, 6); 264 departures an hour from the 12 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 Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 61% 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, 1.7 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 Tesco, 200 m away; Ann Summers (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Practice Plus (400 m), with Superdrug the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Field Trip Spa is 150 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.
Regency Tavern is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Thai Golden Elephant At Regency Tavern 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.
Homes are mostly flats (68%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 54% were built before 1919.
75 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 36-45 and Attached Railings | II | 0 m |
| 35, Russell Square | II | 20 m |
| the Regency Tavern | II | 30 m |
| Numbers 2 and 3 and Attached Railings | II | 30 m |
| Numbers 28-31 and Attached Railings | II | 30 m |
| Two Bollards in the Passage Next to the Regency Tavern | II | 40 m |
| 46b, Regency Square | II | 40 m |
| Numbers 27 and 28 and Attached Railings | II | 40 m |
| 22 and 23, Russell Square | II | 40 m |
| 46a, Regency Square | II | 40 m |
| 46, Russell Square | II | 40 m |
| 25, Russell Square | II | 50 m |
Brighton Pavilion constituency: Siân Berry MP (Green Party), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Green hold, majority 14,290 (27.3%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Green Party 55%, Labour 28%, Conservative 8%, Reform UK 5%.
65 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BN1 2EF →
On this street: 0 of 50 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 17 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 64.5% | 84.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 29.1% | 11.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 5.2% | 3.8% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
It's growing: about 540 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Russell Square, 50 m away; for exercise, énergie Fitness (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 BIMM University, 650 m 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.
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 118 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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