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Kensington Place, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kensington Place, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/kensington-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN1 4EJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£775,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2012)
£647,267
25 sales
Price range
£255k – £915k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 May 2026
BN1 4EJ

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At a glance

House prices£775k average66% above the Brighton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station3 min walkBrighton station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold86% freeholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Kensington Place, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2012. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £775,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £695,394. That is 66% above the Brighton average of £466,263 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2012; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% terraced, 12% flat. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Place range from £255,000 to £915,000. 86% of homes sold here were freehold and 14% leasehold. Of 398 streets in Brighton with at least two sales in the last year, Kensington Place ranks 26th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Kensington Place compared

Kensington Place£775,000
BN1 postcode area£498,160
Brighton£466,263
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BN1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2012: £350,000 (1 sales)2012£350k2016: £647,500 (3 sales)2016£648k2019: £585,000 (1 sales)2019£585k2020: £555,000 (4 sales)2020£555k2021: £675,625 (4 sales)2021£676k2022: £542,500 (2 sales)2022£543k2023: £699,338 (2 sales)2023£699k2024: £882,500 (2 sales)2024£883k2025: £645,750 (4 sales)2025£646k2026: £775,000 (2 sales)2026£775k

Tenure: 86% freehold and 14% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£695,39422 May 2026
Flat3£294,3332 May 2025

Sold prices on Kensington Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 22 May 2026£680,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 22 May 2026£870,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 29 Sep 2025£665,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 19 Aug 2025£905,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 6 Aug 2025£7,500 OtherLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 40, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 2 May 2025£298,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 7 Mar 2025£715,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 2 Dec 2024£915,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 28 May 2024£850,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 14 Jul 2023£700,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 30 Jun 2023£698,675 TerracedFreehold
40A, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 10 Oct 2022£330,000 FlatLeasehold
53, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 15 Mar 2022£380,000 OtherFreehold
31, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 4 Feb 2022£755,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 8 Nov 2021£770,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 30 Jun 2021£677,500 TerracedFreehold
27, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 23 Jun 2021£570,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 7 May 2021£685,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 27 Nov 2020£700,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 16 Oct 2020£540,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 8 Oct 2020£725,000 TerracedFreehold
Ground Floor Flat, 40, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 28 Feb 2020£255,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 4 Jul 2019£585,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 27 Sep 2018£551,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 10 Feb 2017£295,000 OtherFreehold
52, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 2 Sep 2016£600,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 13 May 2016£682,500 TerracedFreehold
46, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 2 Feb 2016£660,000 TerracedFreehold
29A, Kensington Place BN1 4EJ 30 May 2012£350,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
3, Kensington Place £295,000 (Feb 2017) → £7,500 (Aug 2025) -97%
over 8 yrs
Ground Floor Flat, 40, Kensington Place £255,000 (Feb 2020) → £298,000 (May 2025) +17%
over 5 yrs
44, Kensington Place £700,000 (Jul 2023) → £715,000 (Mar 2025) +2%
over 2 yrs
7, Kensington Place £700,000 (Nov 2020) → £915,000 (Dec 2024) +31%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Kensington Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Paul's CofE Primary School 151 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Kings Brighton 79 pupils Other independent school 14–19 Report 0.3 mi
Carlton Hill Primary School 215 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Tarnerland Nursery School 87 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Middle Street Primary School 141 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Royal Spa Nursery School 85 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Brighton Girls GDST 405 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Brighton station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Preston Park station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Trafalgar Street (Stop F, Trafalgar Street) 1 min walk
  • Frederick Place (S-bound, Frederick Place) 2 min walk
  • Brighton Station (Stop B5, Queens Road) 2 min walk
  • Brighton Station (Stop B4, Queens Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brighton Station Health Centre
    Aspect House, 84-87 Queens Road, Brighton · 0.1 mi
  • Arch Healthcare
    Morley Street, Brighton · 0.2 mi
  • St. Peter's Medical Centre
    30-36 Oxford Street, Brighton · 0.3 mi
  • Regency Surgery
    4 Old Steine, Brighton · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Brighton · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Travel SF M&S Brighton Rail SF · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Brighton Queens Road Local · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Brighton Queens Rd Express · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ross Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Pavillion Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.2%62.5%
Private rented41.9%20.3%
Social rented17.8%17.1%
Households681

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 156.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6483.0%64.1%
Aged 65+10.8%18.6%
Residents1,281

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Brighton and Hove with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Kensington Place

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White86.7%85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%4.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%4.8%
Other ethnic group2.7%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%2%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion63.5%55.2%
Christian21.3%30.9%
Not answered8.8%7.1%
Muslim1.8%3.1%
Other religion1.6%1%
Buddhist1.5%0.9%
Hindu0.7%0.8%
Jewish0.7%0.9%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK81.2%80.4%
Born outside the UK18.8%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above55.6%44.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%19.7%
Level 2 qualifications10.3%10.7%
No qualifications7%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%7%
Apprenticeship2.8%3.4%
Other qualifications1.2%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health46.3%50.2%
Good health34.4%33.2%
Fair health13.4%11.6%
Bad health4.4%3.9%
Very bad health1.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
No cars or vans in household65.7%37.4%
1 car or van in household29%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household5.2%15.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.1%4.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Brighton and Hove.

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