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North Laine & the Lanes: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the North Laine & the Lanes neighbourhood of Brighton and Hove, England (ONS area Brighton and Hove 027). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes BN1, BN2, BN50, BN88. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BN1 1AA.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Brighton and Hove

North Laine & the Lanes is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Brighton and Hove (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £550,000 and flats for £300,100 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Brighton, is about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 7.4 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3.7 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£550,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£300,100

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

7.4 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 3.7 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (40,000 jobs in 2024 against 10,737 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where North Laine & the Lanes sits in Brighton and Hove

  • Typical house price: 16th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: 14th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 10th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 26 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in North Laine & the Lanes

House prices: North Laine & the Lanes against Brighton and Hove: This neighbourhood £65k (1995) to £585k (2026); Brighton and Hove £63k (1995) to £523k (2026).£134k£544k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£585kBrighton and Hove£523k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Brighton and Hove, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: North Laine & the Lanes against Brighton and Hove: This neighbourhood £34k (1995) to £281k (2026); Brighton and Hove £36k (1995) to £300k (2026).£70k£282k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£281kBrighton and Hove£300k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Brighton and Hove, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 26 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Brighton and Hove, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Lifestyle businesses

Falling behind the borough

  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Brighton Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (320 m in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Bedford (136 to 145 min) and Cambridge (about 146 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Paul's CofE Primary School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026).
  • Nearest state secondary school Cardinal Newman Catholic School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about North Laine & the Lanes

What is the typical house price in North Laine & the Lanes?

£550,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.

How does North Laine & the Lanes compare with the rest of Brighton and Hove?

Typical house price: 16th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 14th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 10th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove.

Is North Laine & the Lanes an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is North Laine & the Lanes gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to North Laine & the Lanes?

Brighton. Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (320 m in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Bedford (136 to 145 min) and Cambridge (about 146 min).

Which state schools are nearest to North Laine & the Lanes?

Nearest state primary school. St Paul's CofE Primary School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Cardinal Newman Catholic School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.