Estate agents in Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove is a town in the South East with about 277,096 residents. HM Land Registry records 3,205 homes sold there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £425,000.
How estate agents in Brighton and Hove compare
Brighton and Hove at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 3,214 sales in Brighton and Hove from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £425,000.
36.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.4 years and sold for a median of 12.1% more than they paid.
The median price was £325,000 in 2016 and £412,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Brighton and Hove
Median sale price in Brighton and Hove: £425,000
| All homes | 3,214 sales, median £425,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 364 sales, median £683,250 |
| Semi-detached | 577 sales, median £500,000 |
| Terraced | 901 sales, median £505,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1,372 sales, median £300,000 |
Across Brighton and Hove the average price was £404,798 in June 2026, down 0.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £325,000 (4,779 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £350,000 (4,359 sales) |
| 2018 | £350,000 (3,819 sales) |
| 2019 | £352,525 (3,680 sales) |
| 2020 | £380,000 (3,409 sales) |
| 2021 | £400,000 (5,473 sales) |
| 2022 | £422,250 (4,440 sales) |
| 2023 | £415,000 (3,222 sales) |
| 2024 | £410,000 (3,717 sales) |
| 2025 | £412,500 (3,850 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Brighton station is about 0.4 miles from the centre of Brighton and Hove. London Road (Brighton) station is about 1 mile away, Hove station about 1.4 miles and Preston Park station about 1.6 miles. The A23, A259, A270, A2010 and A2023 all pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junction is M23 junction 11 at Pease Pottage, about 18 miles away. London Gatwick Airport is about 23 miles from the area and London Heathrow Airport about 47 miles. Central London lies about 47 miles to the north.
Schools in and near Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove has 43 primary schools within about 3.6 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Paul's CofE Primary School, a Church of England school and Middle Street Primary School, both about 0.2 miles away, followed by St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School, a Roman Catholic school, at about 0.3 miles. Secondary options include Cardinal Newman Catholic School, a Roman Catholic school with a sixth form, at about 1.1 miles, then Dorothy Stringer School at about 1.8 miles and Varndean School at about 1.9 miles. Independent schools include Brighton Girls GDST, which is girls only, at about 0.5 miles and Brighton College at about 1.0 miles. Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children is about 1.1 miles away. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College is about 0.8 miles away and the University of Brighton about 1.7 miles.
Living in Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove is a large urban settlement with around 277,000 residents, where flats make up just over half of homes and about half are owner occupied. Within about 3 miles of the centre there are more than 1,900 shops, including at least 50 supermarkets, with Gardenia and The Co-operative Food among the closest. There are around 200 pubs, more than 370 cafés and more than 360 restaurants and Upper Gardner Street Saturday Market is about 0.3 miles away. For health, at least 23 doctors' surgeries, 37 pharmacies and 35 dentists are mapped and the Royal Sussex County Hospital, which has an emergency department, is about 1 mile from the centre. Jubilee Library is about 0.3 miles away and Brighton Post Office about 0.1 miles. There are at least 50 named parks, with Brighthelm Gardens about 0.1 miles from the centre and Greenway nature reserve about 0.6 miles.
A short history of Brighton and Hove
Ten scheduled monuments near the centre include a Bronze Age bowl barrow in Pudding Bag Wood. Ovingdean has been occupied since at least about 600 BC in the Iron Age. Early documents give its name as Ofamn-inge-denu, taken to mean the valley of Ofa's people and their enclosure. The Domesday Book of 1086 records the manor as hovingedene, with about 90 inhabitants including the lord who held it and his relatives. Patcham was then a larger settlement by Sussex standards, with 10 shepherds and 6 slaves recorded. Its Norman church keeps part of its medieval wall paintings. John Pecham, an Archbishop of Canterbury, originated from Patcham. A medieval settlement at Stanmer is also scheduled. Patcham Court Farm has a seventeenth century flint farmhouse and dovecot. Of 857 listed buildings, 15 are Grade I, including the Royal Pavilion and the Church of St Bartholomew and Stanmer House.
Sport and leisure
Brighton and Hove has leisure centres and pools including Deans Leisure Centre, Moulsecoomb Community Leisure Centre, Withdean Sports Complex and the Brighton Sport & Health Complex. Swimming is available at Surrenden Swimming Pool, Sea Lanes, the Blue Lagoon Warm Water Centre, St Lukes Swimming Pool and Patcham High School Swimming Pool. Football is played at the American Express Stadium and The Enclosed Ground, while Sussex County Cricket Club covers cricket and Brighton Racecourse hosts horse racing. Withdean Stadium has a running track and Preston Park Velodrome serves cycling. Several tennis clubs, bowls clubs and golf courses are mapped, among them Hollingbury Park Golf Course and East Brighton Golf Club. Open space includes Preston Park, Stanmer Park, Hollingbury Park, Queen's Park and Hove Recreation Ground, along with a number of smaller parks, squares and children's playgrounds.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Brighton and Hove?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £425,000. By property type it was £705,000 for detached houses, £500,000 for semi-detached houses, £500,000 for terraced houses and £300,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Brighton and Hove in the last year?
- There were 3,205 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on HM Land Registry standard sales. Of these 1,360 were flats, 903 were terraced houses, 575 were semi-detached houses and 367 were detached houses.
- What are the nearest railway stations in Brighton and Hove?
- The nearest stations are Moulsecoomb at about 0.6 miles, London Road (Brighton) at about 1.3 miles, Falmer at about 1.7 miles and Brighton at about 1.7 miles from the centre. London Gatwick Airport is about 22 miles away and central London is about 46 miles away in a straight line.
- How many primary schools are there near the centre of Brighton and Hove?
- There are 35 primary schools within about 3.6 miles of the centre. The nearest is Bevendean Primary School and Nursery at about 0.4 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Brighton and Hove?
- There are 123 estate agent sales branches with an office in Brighton and Hove.
Areas near Brighton and Hove
- Kingston near Lewes
- East Saltdean
- Westmeston
- Telscombe Cliffs
- Plumpton
- Rodmell
- Lewes
- Ditchling
Brighton and Hove is in Brighton and Hove council area.
Estate agents near Brighton and Hove
- Rentalsandsales Co UKBrighton and Hove BN1 3XA0.1 miles
- PS&B Parsons Son and BasleyBrighton and Hove BN1 3YE0.2 miles
- Leaders Letting & Estate Agents North LaineBrighton and Hove BN1 1UG0.2 miles
- Your Move Estate Agents Brighton And HoveBrighton and Hove BN1 3XB0.2 miles
- Oakley Property Head OfficeBrighton and Hove BN1 4AT0.2 miles
- Baron Homes CorporationBrighton and Hove BN1 1HG0.3 miles
- Eightfold PropertyBrighton and Hove BN1 4AP0.3 miles
- MyHaus BrightonBrighton and Hove BN1 3XD0.3 miles
- Graves JenkinsBrighton and Hove BN1 40.3 miles
- Martin & CoBrighton and Hove BN2 1TF0.4 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Brighton and Hove.