Preston Park
Brighton and Hove 014 · 5 sub-areas · 8,630 residents
Brighton and Hove 014 is a residential part of Brighton and Hove, home to around 8,630 people and sitting noticeably above the UK median on rent. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,530 a month — well above the national average of around £1,200 — and an unusually high share of residents work from home, making it one of the more remote-worker-friendly pockets of the city.
Preston Park 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. 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 Preston Park?
2 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 33 restaurants and 5 pubs in five minutes; 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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Preston Park in Brighton and Hove
Living in Preston Park
This part of Brighton and Hove has a distinctly settled, professional character — more than half of residents work from home, which shapes the rhythm of the area noticeably compared to commuter-heavy neighbourhoods elsewhere in the city. Streets feel active during the day, and the neighbourhood's greenspace access is genuinely good: the nearest open space is under 250 metres away on average, and around three in four residents can reach green space on foot.
Rents here sit above the national two-bed median of around £1,200 a month. A one-bedroom flat runs about £1,200, a two-bed around £1,530, and a three-bed closer to £1,810. That puts it in the mid-to-upper range for Brighton and Hove, though still considerably cheaper than comparable neighbourhoods in inner London. The median sale price is around £413,000, and first-time buyers saving a 10% deposit are looking at roughly six years of saving at current income levels — tight, but not unusual for the South East.
The people who live here skew educated and relatively young: nearly a third of residents are aged 18–34, and over half hold a degree-level qualification. Owner-occupiers make up just over half of households, with private renters accounting for around 38% — a significant share that reflects the area's appeal to working professionals and younger households. Single-person households make up about a third of the total, suggesting a mix of young singletons and established professionals living alone.
Practically, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 466 metres away as the crow flies — about a six-minute walk — giving fast access to London in around 65 minutes by rail. Broadband coverage is near-total, with 99.8% of premises able to access gigabit speeds. For sub-areas and individual streets, see the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Brighton and Hove 014 a nice place to live?
- It's a well-connected, green-accessible part of Brighton with a strong professional community. Over half the population works from home, which gives it a calmer daytime feel than many city neighbourhoods. Crime is below the national average, and greenspace is genuinely close. The trade-off is that rents are high relative to local salaries — the rent-to-income ratio sits at around 78%.
- What is the rent in Brighton and Hove 014?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,200 a month, a two-bed about £1,530, and a three-bed close to £1,810. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a guide rather than a guarantee. Rents rose around 0.9% year-on-year — modest by recent South East standards.
- Is Brighton and Hove 014 safe?
- Relatively, yes. The crime rate is around 59 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — noticeably below the UK national average of roughly 80. Deprivation scores sit in the less-deprived half of English neighbourhoods, which tends to correlate with lower crime. That said, no urban neighbourhood is uniform, so it's worth checking street-level data for the specific roads you're considering.
- What's the commute from Brighton and Hove 014 to London?
- The mainline rail station is about a six-minute walk away, and the rail journey to central London takes around 65 minutes. That's manageable for two or three days a week, but the high rents make this a less obvious pure commuter-to-London base than cheaper parts of the South East. Worth noting that over half of residents work from home full-time anyway.
- Who lives in Brighton and Hove 014?
- A mix of young professionals and established mid-career residents. Around 31% are aged 18–34 and 57% hold a degree — well above national norms. Just over half own their home, while 38% rent privately. Single-person households make up a third of the total. The majority of residents were born in the UK.
- What schools are near Brighton and Hove 014?
- There are 113 schools within a roughly 2 km radius of most residents. Around 42% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national share of around 89%, so it's worth checking individual school ratings carefully. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 5.3 km away. The schools tab below lists the closest options with their ratings.