Hollingbury
Brighton and Hove 004 · 4 sub-areas · 6,675 residents
Brighton and Hove 004 is a settled, family-oriented pocket of Brighton and Hove, home to around 6,675 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,530 a month — slightly above the UK national median for a 2-bed, though noticeably below what you'd pay closer to the seafront. Nearly four in five residents own their home, which tells you a lot about the character of the area.
Hollingbury is a mid-density neighbourhood of Brighton and Hove in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hollingbury?
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,826 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Hollingbury in Brighton and Hove
Living in Hollingbury
This part of Brighton and Hove skews noticeably older and more owner-occupied than much of the city. Around a quarter of residents are aged 50–64, and the homeownership rate of nearly 80% is well above what you'd find in the more transient rental-heavy zones near the centre or the sea. It feels less like a student area and more like a neighbourhood where people have put down roots.
Rents here sit in the middle of the Brighton and Hove range. A one-bedroom flat runs roughly £1,200 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,530, and a three-bedroom about £1,810. Those figures are estimated by scaling city-level data using local sale prices — the official rent data only goes down to the council level. Median sale prices are high at around £625,000, and with a deposit-to-earnings ratio of about 9.3 years, buying here is a serious commitment even by South East standards.
Nearly half of residents work from home, which is one of the more striking figures for the area — the work-from-home rate of 47% is significantly above the national norm and shapes the neighbourhood's daytime feel. Public transport use for commuting is relatively low at under 7%, with car use at around 35%. That pattern suggests most people here have either decoupled from daily commuting entirely or drive when they do go in.
Greenspace is reasonably accessible — the typical resident is within about 380 metres of a green area, and just over a third of the neighbourhood falls within walkable distance of open space. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.3 km away, which works out to around a 16-minute walk. For a broader sense of how streets and sub-areas break down within this neighbourhood, see the sub-areas list below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Brighton and Hove 004 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, well-established part of Brighton and Hove with high homeownership, low crime relative to national averages, and strong broadband. The trade-off is that housing is expensive — buying requires saving for nearly a decade on median local earnings — and the Ofsted picture for nearby schools is mixed, with around half rated Good or Outstanding against a national norm of about 89%.
- What is the rent in Brighton and Hove 004?
- A one-bedroom flat runs about £1,200 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,530, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,810. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose only about 0.9% over the past year, which is relatively modest for the South East.
- Is Brighton and Hove 004 safe?
- Crime runs at around 42.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — well below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. The neighbourhood sits in the least-deprived 15% of areas in England (IMD decile 8.5), which correlates with lower crime rates.
- What's the commute from Brighton and Hove 004 to central Brighton?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.3 km away — roughly a 16-minute walk. Just under 7% of residents use public transport for their commute, while nearly half work from home entirely. Car use for commuting sits at around 35%.
- Who lives in Brighton and Hove 004?
- Mostly older, owner-occupying households — around 42% of residents are aged 50 or over, and nearly 80% own their home. Almost half hold a degree-level qualification. It's a low-turnover neighbourhood with a strong family-with-children cohort at around a quarter of households.
- What schools are near Brighton and Hove 004?
- There are 57 schools within 2 km of typical addresses. Around 49% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 5.4 km away. Check individual catchment boundaries carefully, as these can be narrow in Brighton and Hove.
- How far is Brighton and Hove 004 from London?
- By public transport (rail), the journey to London takes around 75 minutes. The nearest mainline station is about 1.3 km from a typical address. It's workable for occasional trips, but most residents don't use it daily — nearly half work from home.