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Woodingdean: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Woodingdean neighbourhood of Brighton and Hove, England (ONS area Brighton and Hove 017). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes BN2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BN2 6PD.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Brighton and Hove

Woodingdean is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Brighton and Hove (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 2 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £410,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Brighton and Hove (0.4 times the borough's rate), and the nearest railway station, Falmer, is 3.4 km 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

£410,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 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 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£53,700

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 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

Where Woodingdean sits in Brighton and Hove

  • Typical house price: 6th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: 12th 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 Woodingdean

House prices: Woodingdean against Brighton and Hove: This neighbourhood £65k (1995) to £450k (2026); Brighton and Hove £63k (1995) to £523k (2026).£127k£501k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£450kBrighton 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: Woodingdean against Brighton and Hove: This neighbourhood £42k (1998) to £203k (2016); Brighton and Hove £49k (1998) to £300k (2026).£77k£280k202620212016201120061998This neighbourhood£203kBrighton and Hove£300k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Brighton and Hove, 1998 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

3 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Brighton and Hove, 2 the other way and 12 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

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Falmer Railway station, 3.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Brighton (about 10 min) and Seaford (about 33 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 Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Longhill High School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jun 2026).

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 Woodingdean

What is the typical house price in Woodingdean?

£410,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.

How does Woodingdean compare with the rest of Brighton and Hove?

Typical house price: 6th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 12th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Brighton and Hove.

Is Woodingdean an affluent area?

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

Is Woodingdean gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Woodingdean?

Falmer. Railway station, 3.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Brighton (about 10 min) and Seaford (about 33 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Woodingdean?

Nearest state primary school. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery. 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Longhill High School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jun 2026).

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.