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On Benfield Crescent, in Hangleton South
What it's like at BN41 2DB: every home that has sold on Benfield Crescent 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Benfield Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 15 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Benfield CrescentDetached | Feb 1996 | £88,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Benfield CrescentDetached | Feb 2007 | £370,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Benfield CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £527,500 | 91 m² | £5,797/m² | 3 |
| 8, Benfield CrescentDetached | Aug 2007 | £400,000 | 141 m² | £2,837/m² | 2 |
| 9, Benfield CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2018 | £370,000 | 90 m² | £4,111/m² | 1 |
| 10, Benfield CrescentDetached | Nov 2019 | £451,000 | 94 m² | £4,798/m² | 4 |
| 11, Benfield CrescentSemi-detached | Sept 2018 | £460,000 | 101 m² | £4,554/m² | 3 |
| 15, Benfield CrescentSemi-detached | Jun 1998 | £112,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 16, Benfield CrescentDetached | Jul 2013 | £383,000 | 107 m² | £3,579/m² | 1 |
| 17, Benfield CrescentSemi-detached | Feb 2007 | £273,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Benfield CrescentDetached | May 1996 | £115,000 | 169 m² | £680/m² | 1 |
| 19, Benfield CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2009 | £237,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Benfield CrescentDetached | May 2020 | £645,000 | 153 m² | £4,216/m² | 2 |
| 21, Benfield CrescentTerraced | Oct 2009 | £232,000 | 95 m² | £2,442/m² | 1 |
| La Boheme, 1, Benfield CrescentDetached | Dec 2015 | £685,000 | 178 m² | £3,848/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Portslade, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Highlands Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 6, 95A); 73 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 74 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Benfield Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Portslade Aldridge Community Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: King's School (1.3 km) and Shoreham Academy (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away, with Best Shop closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Portslade County Clinic (300 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Keehan's Barber Shop is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 6.2 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 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Zenavic the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 93 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 13% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 66% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Easthill Park, 400 m away; for exercise, JFit (400 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Southwick, 2.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 35 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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.
42 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.
Hove and Portslade constituency: Peter Kyle MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 19,791 (38.1%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Labour 52%, Green Party 14%, Conservative 13%, Reform UK 9%.
29 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 BN41 2DB →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Benfield Crescent in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 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 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 84.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.7% | 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.