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On Tower Gate, in Withdean Woods
What it's like at BN1 6WT: every home that has sold on Tower Gate 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Tower Gate; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 45 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Flat 6, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Aug 2016 | £290,000 | 62 m² | £4,677/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 17, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Oct 2001 | £135,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 14, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Aug 2020 | £350,000 | 67 m² | £5,224/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Apr 2022 | £262,050 | 56 m² | £4,679/m² | 5 |
| Flat 4, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Mar 1999 | £64,500 | 55 m² | £1,173/m² | 1 |
| Flat 15, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Mar 2021 | £250,000 | 56 m² | £4,464/m² | 4 |
| Flat 10, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Nov 2007 | £183,000 | 57 m² | £3,211/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Mar 2016 | £290,000 | 63 m² | £4,603/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Apr 2001 | £87,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 16, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Apr 2024 | £325,000 | 52 m² | £6,250/m² | 4 |
| Flat 18, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Mar 2026 | £282,000 | 62 m² | £4,548/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Mar 2007 | £205,000 | 74 m² | £2,770/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | May 2007 | £210,500 | 71 m² | £2,965/m² | 1 |
| Flat 9, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Apr 2012 | £175,000 | 55 m² | £3,182/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, Sceptre, Tower GateFlat | Feb 2016 | £280,000 | 50 m² | £5,600/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Nov 2019 | £233,000 | 63 m² | £3,698/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Jun 2011 | £132,500 | 39 m² | £3,397/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Mar 2021 | £245,000 | 58 m² | £4,224/m² | 4 |
| Flat 20, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Mar 1996 | £40,000 | 66 m² | £606/m² | 1 |
| Flat 18, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Sept 2012 | £148,000 | 57 m² | £2,596/m² | 4 |
| Flat 9, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Mar 2015 | £265,000 | 72 m² | £3,681/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Dec 2017 | £285,000 | 58 m² | £4,914/m² | 6 |
| Flat 6, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Jul 2024 | £310,000 | 78 m² | £3,974/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Jun 2021 | £259,950 | 58 m² | £4,482/m² | 6 |
| Flat 2, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Jul 2019 | £298,000 | 71 m² | £4,197/m² | 6 |
| Flat 19, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Sept 2021 | £257,000 | 61 m² | £4,213/m² | 6 |
| Flat 13, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Feb 2007 | £224,000 | 780 m² | £287/m² | 3 |
| Flat 10, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | May 2019 | £240,000 | 59 m² | £4,068/m² | 5 |
| Flat 17, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Jun 2021 | £243,500 | 61 m² | £3,992/m² | 4 |
| Flat 11, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Apr 2016 | £228,000 | 62 m² | £3,677/m² | 4 |
| Flat 15, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Oct 2015 | £280,000 | 59 m² | £4,746/m² | 3 |
| Flat 14, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Oct 2024 | £230,000 | 52 m² | £4,423/m² | 2 |
| Flat 16, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Aug 2000 | £99,950 | 70 m² | £1,428/m² | 1 |
| Flat 21, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Apr 2011 | £133,000 | 39 m² | £3,410/m² | 3 |
| Flat 7, Tivoli, Tower GateFlat | Apr 2026 | £230,000 | 53 m² | £4,340/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Dec 2011 | £240,000 | 95 m² | £2,526/m² | 4 |
| Flat 9, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Dec 2002 | £92,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 8, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Aug 2006 | £149,950 | 49 m² | £3,060/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Aug 2023 | £235,000 | 49 m² | £4,796/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Aug 2000 | £81,950 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 1, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Aug 2021 | £190,000 | 45 m² | £4,222/m² | 2 |
| Flat 10, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Oct 2002 | £120,000 | 52 m² | £2,308/m² | 2 |
| Flat 7, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Mar 2015 | £185,000 | 40 m² | £4,625/m² | 4 |
| Flat 6, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Dec 2015 | £240,000 | 62 m² | £3,871/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, Tower House, Tower GateFlat | Dec 2017 | £249,975 | 46 m² | £5,434/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: 53% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Preston Park, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Varndean Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, 5A, 17, 270); 67 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 St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dorothy Stringer School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 53.3 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (2.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 900 m away, with Tivoli Foods And Wine closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matlock Surgery (600 m), with Matlock Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Peter John Hairdressing is 550 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.
Park Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Station Hotel the nearest pub (450 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 Surrenden Field, 550 m away; for exercise, Withdean Sports Complex (800 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.
38 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tower House | II | 10 m |
| Cliveden Lodge | II | 80 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.
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%.
62 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 6WT →
It's highly educated: 58% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Brighton, 2.4 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" Tower Gate in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 41 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 20 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.