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Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/lower-rock-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN2 1PG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£238,870
39 sales
Price range
£120k – £385k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Sep 2025
BN2 1PG

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At a glance

House prices£239k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkBrighton station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband37% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% leaseholdAcross 67 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

39 property sales on Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Sep 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £238,870. Average sale prices fell from £222,313 in 2016 to £218,000 in 2025 (-2%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Lower Rock Gardens range from £120,000 to £385,000. 21% of homes sold here were freehold and 79% leasehold.

House prices on Lower Rock Gardens compared

BN2 postcode area£454,579
Brighton£466,263
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lower Rock Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BN2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £222,313 (8 sales)2016£222k2017: £255,207 (7 sales)2017£255k2018: £256,875 (4 sales)2018£257k2019: £221,000 (2 sales)2019£221k2020: £196,985 (2 sales)2020£197k2021: £275,000 (2 sales)2021£275k2022: £253,167 (6 sales)2022£253k2023: £241,500 (4 sales)2023£242k2024: £208,250 (2 sales)2024£208k2025: £218,000 (2 sales)2025£218k

Tenure: 21% freehold and 79% leasehold across 67 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat39£238,87029 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Lower Rock Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 2, 19, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 23 Jun 2026£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 21 - 22, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 28 Nov 2025£187,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 20, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 29 Sep 2025£256,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat A, 24, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 17 Jul 2025£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 7, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 12 May 2025£180,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 23 Oct 2024£157,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 19, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 16 Jul 2024£226,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, 7, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 20 Jun 2024£190,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 17, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 29 Feb 2024£192,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 21, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 9 Dec 2023£256,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 29 Aug 2023£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 23, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 2 Feb 2023£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Third Floor Flat, 12, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 26 Jan 2023£159,000 FlatLeasehold
22B, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 6 Jan 2023£295,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 23, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 3 Nov 2022£385,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 20, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 23 Sep 2022£260,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 17 Aug 2022£861,500 OtherFreehold
Flat 5, 19, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 12 Aug 2022£219,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 19, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 30 Jun 2022£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 9 Jun 2022£255,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 16, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 11 Mar 2022£255,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 16, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 10 Mar 2022£139,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 25 Feb 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 20, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 20 Dec 2021£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 30 Nov 2021£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 17, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 28 Jun 2021£290,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat D, 24, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 9 Dec 2020£163,969 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 7, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 9 Oct 2020£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 25 Sep 2020£230,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 7, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 13 Jan 2020£106,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 16, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 3 Jan 2020£242,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 20, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 13 Sep 2019£227,000 FlatLeasehold
13 - 15, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,006,666 OtherFreehold
13 - 15, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£693,333 TerracedFreehold
14, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,006,666 OtherFreehold
14, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£693,333 TerracedFreehold
15, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,006,666 OtherFreehold
15, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£693,333 TerracedFreehold
3, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£960,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,394,000 OtherFreehold
4 - 5, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,280,000 OtherFreehold
4 - 5, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,858,500 OtherFreehold
5, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,280,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 19 Jul 2019£1,858,500 OtherFreehold
Flat 13, 7, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 7 Jun 2019£137,500 FlatLeasehold
Basement Flat, 19, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 31 May 2019£255,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 17, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 14 Feb 2019£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 20, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 16 Nov 2018£300,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 11 Oct 2018£1,300,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 17, Lower Rock Gardens BN2 1PG 22 Jun 2018£255,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
Flat 2, 19, Lower Rock Gardens £155,000 (Nov 2016) → £145,000 (Jun 2026) -6%
over 10 yrs
Flat 2, 20, Lower Rock Gardens £260,000 (Sep 2022) → £256,000 (Sep 2025) -2%
over 3 yrs
Flat A, 24, Lower Rock Gardens £210,000 (Feb 2017) → £220,000 (Jul 2025) +5%
over 8 yrs
Flat 6, 19, Lower Rock Gardens £176,500 (Oct 2016) → £226,500 (Jul 2024) +28%
over 8 yrs
Flat 6, 21, Lower Rock Gardens £242,000 (Nov 2016) → £256,000 (Dec 2023) +6%
over 7 yrs
Flat 2, 23, Lower Rock Gardens £247,500 (Feb 2017) → £275,000 (Feb 2023) +11%
over 6 yrs
Flat 1, 23, Lower Rock Gardens £335,000 (Jan 2017) → £385,000 (Nov 2022) +15%
over 6 yrs
Flat 5, 19, Lower Rock Gardens £205,000 (Mar 2017) → £219,000 (Aug 2022) +7%
over 5 yrs
Flat 1, 19, Lower Rock Gardens £120,000 (Jun 2016) → £175,000 (Sep 2017) → £155,000 (Jun 2022) +29%
over 6 yrs
Flat 12, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens £230,000 (Sep 2020) → £250,000 (Feb 2022) +9%
over 1 yr
Flat 4, 20, Lower Rock Gardens £237,500 (Apr 2018) → £250,000 (Dec 2021) +5%
over 4 yrs
Flat 16, 25 - 26, Lower Rock Gardens £260,000 (May 2016) → £300,000 (Nov 2021) +15%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, 17, Lower Rock Gardens £255,000 (Jun 2018) → £290,000 (Jun 2021) +14%
over 3 yrs
3, Lower Rock Gardens £1,300,000 (Oct 2018) → £960,000 (Jul 2019) -26%
over under a year
Basement Flat, 20, Lower Rock Gardens £320,000 (Jan 2016) → £329,000 (Jul 2017) +3%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Lower Rock Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Royal Spa Nursery School 85 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.3 mi
Queen's Park Primary School 286 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Tarnerland Nursery School 87 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.3 mi
Carlton Hill Primary School 215 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Brighton College 1,450 pupils Other independent school 11–19 Report 0.4 mi
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children 18 pupils Non-maintained special school 5–19 Report 0.5 mi
Middle Street Primary School 141 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Moulsecoomb station 1.9 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lower Rock Gardens (S-bound, Lower Rock Gardens) 1 min walk
  • Rock Gardens (W-bound, St James's Street) 1 min walk
  • Rock Gardens (E-bound, St James's Street) 1 min walk
  • Upper Rock Gardens (N-bound, Upper Rock Gardens) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ardingly Court Surgery
    1 Ardingly Street, Brighton · 0.2 mi
  • Pavilion Surgery
    2 Old Steine, Brighton · 0.3 mi
  • Regency Surgery
    4 Old Steine, Brighton · 0.3 mi
  • Arch Healthcare
    Morley Street, Brighton · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St James Street · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Upper St James Street Brighton · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Kemp Town Brighton · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Brighton Old Steine Local · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Brighton Community Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Kemptown Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • The Albion Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Idental Care Limited · 0.6 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 2 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned28.1%62.5%
Private rented66.1%20.3%
Social rented5.7%17.1%
Households936

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 154.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6488.3%64.1%
Aged 65+7.4%18.6%
Residents1,574

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)37%80%
Gigabit-capable37%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 Lower Rock Gardens

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White84.2%85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%4.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%4.8%
Other ethnic group2.7%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%2%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion62.5%55.2%
Christian20.3%30.9%
Not answered8.2%7.1%
Muslim2.7%3.1%
Hindu2.5%0.8%
Other religion1.8%1%
Buddhist1.3%0.9%
Jewish0.4%0.9%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK65.2%80.4%
Born outside the UK34.8%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above54.4%44.5%
Level 3 qualifications20.4%19.7%
No qualifications7.6%12.4%
Level 2 qualifications6.8%10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5%7%
Apprenticeship3.5%3.4%
Other qualifications2.1%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health49.4%50.2%
Good health36.2%33.2%
Fair health10.1%11.6%
Bad health3.6%3.9%
Very bad health0.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
No cars or vans in household65.1%37.4%
1 car or van in household29.6%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household4.6%15.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%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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