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On Florence Road, in Preston Park
What it's like at BN1 6DJ: every home that has sold on Florence 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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3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Florence Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 120 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 8, 2, Florence RoadFlat | Jul 2013 | £138,000 | 32 m² | £4,313/m² | 4 |
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| Flat 7, 2, Florence RoadFlat | Nov 2003 | £114,500 | 37 m² | £3,095/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, 2, Florence RoadOther | Apr 2021 | £189,000 | 35 m² | £5,400/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, 2, Florence RoadFlat | Jan 2014 | £142,000 | 33 m² | £4,303/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 2, Florence RoadFlat | Sept 2004 | £126,500 | 34 m² | £3,721/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 2, Florence RoadFlat | Mar 2007 | £156,000 | 41 m² | £3,805/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 2, Florence RoadFlat | Apr 2016 | £230,000 | 29 m² | £7,931/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 2, Florence RoadFlat | May 2022 | £254,000 | 41 m² | £6,195/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 4, Florence RoadFlat | Mar 2024 | £348,000 | 76 m² | £4,579/m² | 3 |
| 4a, Florence RoadFlat | Sept 2014 | £375,000 | 80 m² | £4,688/m² | 4 |
| Top Floor Flat, 6, Florence RoadFlat | Jul 2023 | £340,000 | – | – | 5 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 6, Florence RoadFlat | Jan 2025 | £344,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 6a, Florence RoadFlat | Oct 2023 | £365,000 | 740 m² | £493/m² | 1 |
| 6c, Florence RoadFlat | Jan 2017 | £325,500 | – | – | 4 |
| Basement Flat, 8, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2002 | £154,950 | – | – | 3 |
| Second Floor Flat, 8, Florence RoadFlat | Oct 2002 | £158,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 8, Florence RoadFlat | Feb 2004 | £132,000 | – | – | 1 |
| First Floor Flat, 8, Florence RoadFlat · company-owned | Jul 2022 | £280,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 12, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £825,000 | 37 m² | £22,297/m² | 2 |
| 14, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £940,000 | 209 m² | £4,498/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 16, Florence RoadFlat | Sept 1995 | £30,000 | 52 m² | £577/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 16, Florence RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2025 | £212,000 | 58 m² | £3,655/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, 16, Florence RoadFlat | Feb 1998 | £39,750 | 48 m² | £828/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 16, Florence RoadFlat | Sept 2007 | £240,000 | 66 m² | £3,636/m² | 2 |
| Garage, 16, Florence RoadOther | Aug 2025 | £50,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £765,000 | 314 m² | £2,436/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 22, Florence RoadFlat | Apr 2021 | £290,000 | 71 m² | £4,085/m² | 3 |
| Flat 4, 22, Florence RoadFlat | Apr 2025 | £375,000 | 141 m² | £2,660/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, 22, Florence RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £650,000 | 141 m² | £4,610/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2a, 22, Florence RoadFlat | Oct 2022 | £475,000 | 107 m² | £4,439/m² | 2 |
| 24, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £1,700,000 | 275 m² | £6,182/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 30, Florence RoadFlat | Jul 2015 | £97,500 | 41 m² | £2,378/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, 30, Florence RoadFlat | Feb 2012 | £165,500 | 49 m² | £3,378/m² | 5 |
| Flat 2, 30, Florence RoadFlat | Mar 2025 | £375,000 | 53 m² | £7,075/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 30, Florence RoadFlat | Oct 2014 | £265,000 | 66 m² | £4,015/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 30, Florence RoadFlat | Feb 2015 | £220,000 | 55 m² | £4,000/m² | 2 |
| 32, Florence RoadDetached | Sept 2010 | £1,200,000 | 285 m² | £4,211/m² | 2 |
| 34, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1997 | £175,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 5, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Jul 2026 | £267,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 4, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Jul 2008 | £160,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 11, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Jul 2004 | £162,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 6, 38, Florence RoadTerraced | Mar 2004 | £147,500 | 64 m² | £2,305/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Feb 2015 | £247,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 8, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Jun 2011 | £170,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Aug 2011 | £206,400 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Mar 2022 | £350,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 2, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Aug 2019 | £325,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 10, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Jun 2017 | £317,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 7, 38, Florence RoadFlat | Oct 2022 | £357,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 42, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2023 | £1,550,000 | 215 m² | £7,209/m² | 3 |
| 44, Florence RoadDetached | Jan 2014 | £1,750,000 | 368 m² | £4,755/m² | 3 |
| 46, Florence RoadSemi-detached | May 2008 | £1,100,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 48a, Florence RoadDetached | Aug 2014 | £1,100,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 52, Florence RoadFlat | Jan 2001 | £137,500 | – | – | 2 |
| First Floor Flat, 52, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £174,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 54, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2001 | £263,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 56, Florence RoadTerraced | Jul 2001 | £310,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 60, Florence RoadDetached | Nov 2001 | £440,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 62, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2003 | £455,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 64, Florence RoadFlat | Nov 2022 | £405,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 66, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £865,000 | 189 m² | £4,577/m² | 1 |
| 68, Florence RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1995 | £155,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 70, Florence RoadTerraced | May 1996 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 72, Florence RoadTerraced | Aug 2018 | £872,500 | 148 m² | £5,895/m² | 2 |
| 74, Florence RoadTerraced | Nov 2022 | £970,000 | 155 m² | £6,258/m² | 1 |
| 76, Florence RoadTerraced | Jan 2004 | £318,750 | 117 m² | £2,724/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, Bletchley Court, 50, Florence RoadFlat | Aug 2024 | £265,000 | 42 m² | £6,310/m² | 5 |
| Flat 9, Bletchley Court, 50, Florence RoadFlat | Apr 2021 | £230,000 | 41 m² | £5,610/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Bletchley Court, 50, Florence RoadFlat | Mar 2000 | £51,750 | 48 m² | £1,078/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Bletchley Court, 50, Florence RoadFlat | Jul 2024 | £240,000 | 43 m² | £5,581/m² | 3 |
| Flat 10, Bletchley Court, 50, Florence RoadFlat | May 2015 | £209,950 | 43 m² | £4,883/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, Bletchley Court, 50, Florence RoadFlat | Sept 2013 | £145,000 | 43 m² | £3,372/m² | 1 |
| Garage 4, 22, Florence RoadOther | Sept 2016 | £30,000 | 52 m² | £577/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 London Road (Brighton), a few minutes' walk (150 m), with 392k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Falmer.
The nearest bus stop is Rugby Road West, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 52); 108 departures an hour from the 16 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 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 74 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Downs Junior School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dorothy Stringer School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 53.3 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (3.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Taj The Grocer, 650 m away, with Arkwrights Deli closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Preston Park Surgery (200 m), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Big Papa's Barbershop is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 2.7 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: 24 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Florence Road Market / Lark & Bloom Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Open House (wet Sales) the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 41% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Preston Park, Preston Village).
There are 16 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (66%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 71% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 251 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
53 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 |
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| Church of St Augustine | II | 180 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%.
80 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 6DJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
The nearest park is Blakers Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Space (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Brighton Central, 1.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 35 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 8% socially.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 57% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is INTO University Partnerships, 1.3 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Florence Road in the last 12 months.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 2 of 69 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 11 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.5% | 84.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.8% | 11.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.0% | 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.