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May Road, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: May Road, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/may-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN2 3ED, BN2 3EB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£277,176
21 sales
Price range
£93k – £475k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Aug 2025
BN2 3EB

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At a glance

House prices£277k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkMoulsecoomb station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% freeholdAcross 25 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

21 property sales on May Road, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 18 Aug 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £220,392. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% flat, 24% terraced, 19% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on May Road range from £93,000 to £475,000. 52% of homes sold here were freehold and 48% leasehold.

House prices on May Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. May Road 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: £221,200 (6 sales)2016£221k2017: £276,250 (4 sales)2017£276k2018: £337,500 (3 sales)2018£338k2021: £205,250 (2 sales)2021£205k2022: £243,333 (3 sales)2022£243k2023: £417,500 (2 sales)2023£418k2025: £400,500 (1 sales)2025£401k

Tenure: 52% freehold and 48% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat12£220,39217 Nov 2022
Terraced5£371,10010 Aug 2023
Semi-detached4£330,12518 Aug 2025

Sold prices on May Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, May Road BN2 3EB 17 Apr 2026£535,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, May Road BN2 3EB 18 Aug 2025£400,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, May Road BN2 3ED 10 Aug 2023£475,000 TerracedFreehold
60, May Road BN2 3EB 5 Apr 2023£360,000 TerracedFreehold
63, May Road BN2 3ED 17 Nov 2022£265,000 FlatLeasehold
28, May Road BN2 3EB 12 Aug 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, May Road BN2 3ED 11 Mar 2022£275,000 FlatLeasehold
29, May Road BN2 3ED 14 Oct 2021£278,000 FlatLeasehold
17, May Road BN2 3ED 1 Sep 2021£420,000 TerracedFreehold
Ground Floor Flat, 54, May Road BN2 3EB 22 Jul 2021£132,500 FlatLeasehold
15, May Road BN2 3ED 19 Dec 2018£372,500 TerracedFreehold
75, May Road BN2 3ED 5 Jul 2018£250,000 FlatLeasehold
18, May Road BN2 3EB 8 Jun 2018£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, May Road BN2 3ED 4 May 2018£600,000 OtherFreehold
63, May Road BN2 3ED 3 Aug 2017£202,000 FlatLeasehold
29, May Road BN2 3ED 14 Jul 2017£245,000 FlatLeasehold
22, May Road BN2 3EB 7 Jul 2017£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, May Road BN2 3EB 24 Feb 2017£318,000 TerracedFreehold
29, May Road BN2 3ED 31 Aug 2016£230,000 FlatLeasehold
83, May Road BN2 3ED 26 Aug 2016£234,200 FlatLeasehold
93, May Road BN2 3ED 12 Jul 2016£195,000 FlatLeasehold
30, May Road BN2 3EB 17 Jun 2016£245,000 FlatLeasehold
26, May Road BN2 3EB 31 Mar 2016£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, May Road BN2 3EB 31 Mar 2016£330,000 TerracedFreehold
Ground Floor Flat, 54, May Road BN2 3EB 22 Mar 2016£93,000 FlatLeasehold

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
26, May Road £400,000 (Mar 2016) → £535,000 (Apr 2026) +34%
over 10 yrs
15, May Road £372,500 (Dec 2018) → £475,000 (Aug 2023) +28%
over 5 yrs
63, May Road £202,000 (Aug 2017) → £265,000 (Nov 2022) +31%
over 5 yrs
83, May Road £234,200 (Aug 2016) → £275,000 (Mar 2022) +17%
over 6 yrs
29, May Road £230,000 (Aug 2016) → £245,000 (Jul 2017) → £278,000 (Oct 2021) +21%
over 5 yrs
Ground Floor Flat, 54, May Road £93,000 (Mar 2016) → £132,500 (Jul 2021) +42%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near May Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Elm Grove Primary School 404 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Luke's Primary School 622 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Martin's CofE Primary School 212 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
City Academy Whitehawk 323 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Fairlight Primary School 393 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Coombe Road Primary School Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children 18 pupils Non-maintained special school 5–19 Report 0.8 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

  • Moulsecoomb station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Brighton station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Race Hill (E-bound, Elm Grove) 1 min walk
  • General Hospital (opp, Elm Grove) 1 min walk
  • Race Hill (W-bound, Elm Grove) 1 min walk
  • Race Hill (NE-bound, Freshfield Road) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Wellsbourne Healthcare Cic
    Wellsbourne Health Centre, 179 Whitehawk Road, Brighton · 0.5 mi
  • Broadway Surgery
    Wellsbourne Health Centre, 179 Whitehawk Road, Brighton · 0.5 mi
  • Park Crescent Health Centre
    1 Lewes Road, Brighton · 0.7 mi
  • The Avenue Surgery
    1 The Avenue, Moulsecoomb, Brighton · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Lewes Road · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S University Brighton BP · 0.6 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Sutherland Road Brighton · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Lewes Rd · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • O'flinn Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Wellsbourne Dental Clinic · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Coombe Road (dental Surgery) · 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.1%62.5%
Private rented11.2%20.3%
Social rented46.3%17.1%
Households624

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.1%64.1%
Aged 65+10.1%18.6%
Residents1,633

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)99%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 May Road

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White81.9%85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%4.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%4.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%2%
Other ethnic group3.1%3.1%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion58.2%55.2%
Christian27.1%30.9%
Not answered6.1%7.1%
Muslim5.6%3.1%
Other religion1.5%1%
Hindu0.6%0.8%
Buddhist0.5%0.9%
Jewish0.4%0.9%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK85%80.4%
Born outside the UK15%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above31.9%44.5%
No qualifications23%12.4%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%19.7%
Level 2 qualifications12.6%10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%7%
Apprenticeship2.9%3.4%
Other qualifications2.3%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health44.5%50.2%
Good health31.9%33.2%
Fair health14.7%11.6%
Bad health6.6%3.9%
Very bad health2.2%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
1 car or van in household45.7%42.7%
No cars or vans in household38.7%37.4%
2 cars or vans in household13.3%15.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%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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