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On Robertson Road, in Withdean Woods
What it's like at BN1 5NJ: every home that has sold on Robertson Road 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Robertson Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 70 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 33, Robertson RoadTerraced | Oct 2020 | £450,000 | 88 m² | £5,114/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35, Robertson RoadTerraced | Oct 2001 | £159,950 | 81 m² | £1,975/m² | 2 |
| 37, Robertson RoadTerraced | Sept 2007 | £332,500 | 88 m² | £3,778/m² | 4 |
| 38, Robertson RoadTerraced | Jul 2012 | £379,000 | 107 m² | £3,542/m² | 3 |
| 38a, Robertson RoadTerraced | Jun 2021 | £610,000 | 133 m² | £4,586/m² | 3 |
| 39, Robertson RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2005 | £248,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 40, Robertson RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Mar 2025 | £365,000 | 100 m² | £3,650/m² | 3 |
| 41, Robertson RoadTerraced | Jul 2018 | £580,000 | 113 m² | £5,133/m² | 3 |
| 42, Robertson RoadTerraced | May 2004 | £287,500 | 156 m² | £1,843/m² | 3 |
| 43, Robertson RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £157,000 | 49 m² | £3,204/m² | 1 |
| 43a, Robertson RoadFlat | Aug 2016 | £230,000 | 48 m² | £4,792/m² | 5 |
| 44, Robertson RoadTerraced | Apr 1998 | £21,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 45, Robertson RoadFlat | Apr 2021 | £320,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 45a, Robertson RoadFlat | Nov 1999 | £66,750 | 60 m² | £1,113/m² | 1 |
| 46, Robertson RoadTerraced | Jun 2014 | £375,000 | 107 m² | £3,505/m² | 3 |
| Upper Maisonette, 48, Robertson RoadFlat | Jan 2005 | £170,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Garden Flat, 48, Robertson RoadFlat | Aug 2010 | £142,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 48, Robertson RoadFlat | Mar 2026 | £362,500 | 62 m² | £5,847/m² | 2 |
| 48b, Robertson RoadFlat | Feb 2025 | £300,000 | 48 m² | £6,250/m² | 3 |
| 52, Robertson RoadFlat · company-owned | Mar 1998 | £55,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Lower Ground Floor Flat, 54, Robertson RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 1997 | £29,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Upper Maisonette, 54, Robertson RoadFlat | May 2005 | £181,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Ground And First Floor Flat, 56, Robertson RoadFlat | Aug 2015 | £325,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 56a, Robertson RoadFlat | Dec 2000 | £91,500 | 71 m² | £1,289/m² | 2 |
| Garden Flat, 56a, Robertson RoadFlat | Jan 2025 | £307,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 2, 60, Robertson RoadTerraced | Nov 2007 | £217,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Basement Flat, 60a, Robertson RoadFlat | Oct 2011 | £198,750 | – | – | 2 |
| 62, Robertson RoadFlat | Oct 2008 | £212,000 | 72 m² | £2,944/m² | 2 |
| 62a, Robertson RoadFlat | Aug 2010 | £151,999 | 71 m² | £2,141/m² | 1 |
| Lower Maisonette, 64, Robertson RoadFlat | Nov 2022 | £405,000 | 71 m² | £5,704/m² | 1 |
| 64, Robertson RoadFlat | Jun 2024 | £320,000 | 71 m² | £4,507/m² | 1 |
| Upper Maisonette, 66, Robertson RoadFlat | May 1998 | £67,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 66, Robertson RoadFlat | May 2014 | £245,000 | 71 m² | £3,451/m² | 1 |
| 66a, Robertson RoadFlat | Apr 2024 | £280,000 | 70 m² | £4,000/m² | 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, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Preston Drove, 250 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, 5A, 17, 270); 68 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 74 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 66% 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, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 50.4 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (2.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 550 m away, with Tivoli Foods And Wine closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matlock Surgery (250 m), with Matlock Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Peter John Hairdressing is 200 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.
Tivoli Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Station Hotel the nearest pub (100 m).
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 Preston Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Fitness Hub Plus (950 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.
44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 36, North Road | II | 160 m |
| 28, North Road | II | 170 m |
| 25 and 27, North Road | II | 190 m |
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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
70 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 5NJ →
On this street: 0 of 39 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 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% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.2% | 84.3% | 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.
It's highly educated: 58% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is INTO University Partnerships, 2.4 km away.
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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Brighton and Hove since 2011.
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 70 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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