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On Dyke Road Avenue, in Withdean Woods
What it's like at BN1 5LE: every home that has sold on Dyke Road Avenue 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Dyke Road Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 39 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 2, 36, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Oct 2001 | £164,950 | 73 m² | £2,260/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, 36, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Jul 2024 | £395,000 | 71 m² | £5,563/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 36, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Aug 2021 | £285,000 | 63 m² | £4,524/m² | 6 |
| Flat 4, 36, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Apr 2017 | £355,000 | 97 m² | £3,660/m² | 3 |
| Garage At, 36, Dyke Road AvenueOther | Mar 2025 | £16,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 36a, Dyke Road AvenueDetached · company-owned | Dec 2009 | £650,000 | 189 m² | £3,439/m² | 2 |
| 38, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Jul 2008 | £1,450,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 38a, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Feb 2010 | £772,500 | 276 m² | £2,799/m² | 3 |
| 40, Dyke Road AvenueOther | Apr 2020 | £965,000 | 463 m² | £2,084/m² | 2 |
| 42, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Mar 2025 | £3,550,000 | 425 m² | £8,353/m² | 2 |
| 46a, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Jun 2010 | £1,725,000 | 127 m² | £13,583/m² | 1 |
| 48, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Mar 2016 | £2,750,000 | 368 m² | £7,473/m² | 2 |
| 56, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Apr 2006 | £1,200,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 62, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Mar 1997 | £345,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 64a, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | May 2018 | £1,415,000 | 268 m² | £5,280/m² | 2 |
| 64b, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Jan 2000 | £560,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 66, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Sept 2022 | £2,400,000 | 414 m² | £5,797/m² | 2 |
| 66a, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Jul 2017 | £1,650,000 | 412 m² | £4,005/m² | 2 |
| 70, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Apr 2020 | £1,000,000 | 457 m² | £2,188/m² | 1 |
| 72, Dyke Road AvenueDetached · company-owned | Jan 2021 | £2,650,000 | 483 m² | £5,487/m² | 3 |
| 74, Dyke Road AvenueDetached | Jan 2006 | £700,000 | 392 m² | £1,786/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Aylwin House, 36a, Dyke Road AvenueFlat · company-owned | Dec 2011 | £250,000 | 67 m² | £3,731/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, Aylwin House, 36a, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Jun 2023 | £315,000 | 45 m² | £7,000/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, Aylwin House, 36a, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Nov 2010 | £360,000 | 80 m² | £4,500/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Aylwin House, 36a, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Jan 2011 | £360,000 | 99 m² | £3,636/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Aylwin House, 36a, Dyke Road AvenueFlat | Jan 2011 | £360,000 | 87 m² | £4,138/m² | 1 |
| Dane House, 52, Dyke Road AvenueOther · company-owned | May 2018 | £1,750,000 | – | – | 1 |
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: 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, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 27, 27C); 27 departures an hour from the 7 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 (850 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, 1.5 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 Sushi Daily, 1.2 km away, with Sally Food And Wine closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matlock Surgery (1.2 km), with Fields Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Hagon Hair & Beauty is 850 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 (450 m), and The Station Hotel the nearest pub (1.2 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 Three Cornered Copse, 600 m away; for exercise, Withdean Sports Complex (400 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.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
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.
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%.
37 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 5LE →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Dyke Road Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 31 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 87.2% | 84.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 11.7% | 11.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.