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County or areaBrighton and Hove
Postcode districtBN2
Telephone code01273
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:46 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:00 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,547 residentsin the Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West census areaMedian age 32.53,437 households34% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright43% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting12.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,343 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 35% go by car, 15% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C827 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 12 to 19°CJJuly: 14 to 21°CJAugust: 14 to 21°CASeptember: 12 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.3 miBrighton Beachbeach · 1.7 miKemp Town Beachbeach · 2.0 miBear Hillhill · under a mileHollingbury Castlehill · 1.0 miRacehill Valleyvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMoulsecoomb Wild Parkpark · under a mile · 62 haPreston Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haBlakers Parkpark · under a mileHollingbury Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 60 haSaunders Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileHollingbury Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201923 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202549 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.3 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,234 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrighton General Hospital1.1 miGP surgerySchool House Surgery65 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHarper's Pharmacy35 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistFiveways Dencareright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi48 schools29 primary, 5 secondary, 7 independent, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryDowns Junior Schoolages 7-11, 495 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDowns Infant Schoolages 5-7, 289 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryVarndean Schoolages 11-16, 1,487 pupilsunder a mileCollegeVarndean Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Brightonunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW21 miRailway stationLondon Road (Brighton)under a mileBus stationPool Valley Coach StationBrighton1.6 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal8.9 miBus stops183 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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