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Round Hill: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Round Hill neighbourhood of Brighton and Hove, England (ONS area Brighton and Hove 015). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes BN1, BN2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BN2 3FQ.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Round Hill is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Brighton and Hove (3 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £520,000 and flats for £275,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Brighton and Hove (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's, and the nearest station, London Road (Brighton), is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£520,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£275,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.18; 1 of 19 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 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£60,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 times the borough's rate
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
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Round Hill sits in Brighton and Hove
- Typical house price: 14th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 8th lowest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 11th highest 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 Round Hill
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
1 of 19 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
- Anti-social behaviour
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- London Road (Brighton) Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (500 m in a straight line). About 6.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Brighton (about 3 min) and Seaford (about 40 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 Fairlight Primary School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jun 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
- Nearest state secondary school Varndean School 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).
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 Round Hill
What is the typical house price in Round Hill?
£520,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
How does Round Hill compare with the rest of Brighton and Hove?
Typical house price: 14th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 8th lowest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove.
Is Round Hill an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Round Hill gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.18; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Round Hill?
London Road (Brighton). Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (500 m in a straight line). About 6.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Brighton (about 3 min) and Seaford (about 40 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Round Hill?
Nearest state primary school. Fairlight Primary School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jun 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next. Nearest state secondary school. Varndean School. 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).
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.