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On Hilltop, in Patcham West & Westdene
What it's like at BN1 5LY: every home that has sold on Hilltop 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hilltop; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, HilltopDetached | May 2024 | £900,000 | 164 m² | £5,488/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, HilltopDetached | Mar 2015 | £645,000 | 140 m² | £4,607/m² | 2 |
| 3, HilltopDetached | Feb 2017 | £750,000 | 150 m² | £5,000/m² | 2 |
| 4, HilltopDetached | Apr 2022 | £1,260,000 | 133 m² | £9,474/m² | 3 |
| 7, HilltopDetached | Nov 2015 | £985,000 | 335 m² | £2,940/m² | 2 |
| 9, HilltopDetached | Aug 2009 | £500,000 | 201 m² | £2,488/m² | 2 |
| 10, HilltopDetached | Mar 2017 | £846,500 | 161 m² | £5,258/m² | 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Preston Park, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Whitethorn Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 27, 27C); 21 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 72 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Westdene Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is King's School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 53.7 · 19.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sushi Daily, 1.5 km away, with Sally Food And Wine closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matlock Surgery (1.9 km), with Fields Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Emily Kerrison is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 5.3 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Hilltop Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Nevill Public House the nearest pub (1.4 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 36 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Gatton park, 350 m away; for exercise, Withdean Sports Complex (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Hove, 4.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 33 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
8 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%.
23 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 5LY →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
The nearest university is University of Brighton, 4.1 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" Hilltop in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 7 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.5% | 84.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.5% | 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.