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St James's Avenue, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: St James's Avenue, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/st-jamess-avenue/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£284,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£441,308
26 sales
Price range
£180k – £1.15m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Feb 2026
BN2 1QD

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At a glance

House prices£441k 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 station14 min walkBrighton station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold59% leaseholdAcross 27 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

26 property sales on St James's Avenue, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £284,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £272,188. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% flat, 38% terraced. Recorded sale prices on St James's Avenue range from £180,000 to £1,150,000. 41% of homes sold here were freehold and 59% leasehold.

House prices on St James's Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. St James's Avenue 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: £482,500 (4 sales)2016£483k2018: £472,000 (2 sales)2018£472k2019: £274,500 (3 sales)2019£275k2020: £656,000 (2 sales)2020£656k2021: £529,800 (5 sales)2021£530k2022: £292,500 (2 sales)2022£293k2023: £438,500 (6 sales)2023£439k2024: £315,000 (1 sales)2024£315k2026: £284,500 (1 sales)2026£285k

Tenure: 41% freehold and 59% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat16£272,1889 Feb 2026
Terraced10£711,9006 Nov 2023

Sold prices on St James's Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 20 May 2026£475,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, 1, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 9 Feb 2026£284,500 FlatLeasehold
Lower Ground Floor Flat, 23, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 14 Jun 2024£315,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 23, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 24 Nov 2023£250,000 FlatLeasehold
39, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 6 Nov 2023£746,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 13, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 12 Oct 2023£265,000 FlatLeasehold
Lower Ground Floor Flat, 29, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 11 Aug 2023£183,000 FlatLeasehold
2, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 22 Mar 2023£817,000 TerracedFreehold
Basement Flat, 17, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 6 Mar 2023£370,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat C, 9, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 30 Jun 2022£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 1, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 24 Jun 2022£285,000 FlatLeasehold
15, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 11 Nov 2021£1,150,000 TerracedFreehold
19, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 1 Sep 2021£289,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 1, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 5 May 2021£285,000 FlatLeasehold
4, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 16 Apr 2021£660,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 23, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 31 Mar 2021£265,000 FlatLeasehold
27, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 21 Aug 2020£540,000 TerracedFreehold
15, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 28 May 2020£772,000 TerracedFreehold
Basement Flat, 37, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 17 May 2019£278,500 FlatLeasehold
37, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 14 Mar 2019£365,000 TerracedFreehold
First Floor Flat, 1, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 11 Feb 2019£180,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 17, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 27 Jul 2018£250,000 FlatLeasehold
12, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 8 Feb 2018£694,000 TerracedFreehold
Basement Flat, 17, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 20 Dec 2016£320,000 FlatLeasehold
8, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 8 Dec 2016£625,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, 3, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 1 Nov 2016£235,000 FlatLeasehold
2, St James's Avenue BN2 1QD 12 Feb 2016£750,000 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
Flat 4, 1, St James's Avenue £285,000 (May 2021) → £284,500 (Feb 2026) +-0%
over 5 yrs
2, St James's Avenue £750,000 (Feb 2016) → £817,000 (Mar 2023) +9%
over 7 yrs
Basement Flat, 17, St James's Avenue £320,000 (Dec 2016) → £370,000 (Mar 2023) +16%
over 6 yrs
15, St James's Avenue £772,000 (May 2020) → £1,150,000 (Nov 2021) +49%
over 1 yr

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Schools near St James's Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Royal Spa Nursery School 85 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Tarnerland Nursery School 87 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Carlton Hill Primary School 215 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Queen's Park Primary School 286 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 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 0.5 mi
St Luke's Primary School 622 pupils Primary 4–11 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Moulsecoomb station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Upper Rock Gardens (N-bound, Upper Rock Gardens) 1 min walk
  • Devonshire Place (W-bound, Edward Street) 1 min walk
  • Rock Gardens (W-bound, St James's Street) 2 min walk
  • Devonshire Place (E-bound, St James's Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ardingly Court Surgery
    1 Ardingly Street, Brighton · 0.1 mi
  • Pavilion Surgery
    2 Old Steine, Brighton · 0.3 mi
  • Regency Surgery
    4 Old Steine, Brighton · 0.3 mi
  • Arch Healthcare
    Morley Street, Brighton · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St James Street · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Upper St James Street Brighton · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Kemp Town Brighton · 0.2 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 · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 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+)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 St James's Avenue

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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