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Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN2 1QE, BN2 1QF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£230,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£320,358
44 sales
Price range
£130k – £1.25m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Apr 2026
BN2 1QF

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At a glance

House prices£230k average51% below the Brighton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkBrighton station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband81% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold73% leaseholdAcross 63 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

44 property sales on Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £230,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £250,151. That is 51% below the Brighton average of £466,263 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% flat, 14% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Upper Rock Gardens range from £130,000 to £1,250,000. 27% of homes sold here were freehold and 73% leasehold. Of 398 streets in Brighton with at least two sales in the last year, Upper Rock Gardens ranks 387th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Upper Rock Gardens compared

Upper Rock Gardens£230,000
BN2 postcode area£454,579
Brighton£466,263
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BN2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £207,200 (5 sales)2016£207k2017: £354,030 (8 sales)2017£354k2018: £242,500 (2 sales)2018£243k2019: £263,600 (5 sales)2019£264k2020: £530,000 (1 sales)2020£530k2021: £546,722 (9 sales)2021£547k2022: £228,750 (4 sales)2022£229k2023: £149,000 (1 sales)2023£149k2024: £181,667 (3 sales)2024£182k2025: £221,000 (5 sales)2025£221k2026: £260,000 (1 sales)2026£260k

Tenure: 27% freehold and 73% leasehold across 63 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat38£250,15115 Apr 2026
Terraced6£765,00022 Dec 2021

Sold prices on Upper Rock Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Second Floor Flat, 41, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 15 Apr 2026£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 49, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 27 Nov 2025£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 16, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 12 Sep 2025£350,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 45, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 4 Sep 2025£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 21, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 18 Jul 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Basement Flat, 25, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 28 Mar 2025£240,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 15 Jan 2025£1,248,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, 21, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 20 Dec 2024£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 20, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 10 Jul 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 8 Mar 2024£827,500 TerracedFreehold
46, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 2 Feb 2024£1,100,000 OtherFreehold
36, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 1 Feb 2024£1,090,000 TerracedFreehold
Basement Flat, 25, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 5 Jan 2024£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 24, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 14 Aug 2023£393,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 18 Apr 2023£650,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 9, 44, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 14 Feb 2023£149,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 10 Feb 2023£770,000 OtherFreehold
Third Floor Flat, 41, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 22 Dec 2022£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Basement Flat, 20, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 22 Jul 2022£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, 44, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 8 Apr 2022£186,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 6 Apr 2022£750,000 FlatFreehold
Flat 2, 16, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 4 Apr 2022£244,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 22 Dec 2021£1,050,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 9, 21, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 5 Nov 2021£230,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 14 Sep 2021£740,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 13, 44, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 30 Jul 2021£325,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 1, 24, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 26 Jul 2021£370,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 16, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 21 Jun 2021£350,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat 1, 22, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 19 May 2021£415,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 1 Apr 2021£445,000 TerracedFreehold
33A, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 24 Mar 2021£535,000 TerracedLeasehold
First Floor Flat, 33, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 23 Mar 2021£275,500 FlatLeasehold
42, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 11 Jan 2021£1,250,000 TerracedFreehold
Garage 3, Upper Rock Gardens 4 Dec 2020£34,000 OtherLeasehold
Basement Flat, 32, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 16 Nov 2020£530,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 24, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 27 Nov 2019£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 24, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 16 Sep 2019£345,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 43, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 2 Sep 2019£188,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 25, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 7 Aug 2019£280,000 FlatLeasehold
Basement Flat, 41, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 22 May 2019£330,500 OtherLeasehold
Flat 3, 43, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 3 May 2019£180,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 24 Sep 2018£820,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 5, 20, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 14 Sep 2018£208,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 21, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 14 Sep 2018£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 16, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 12 Apr 2018£310,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 12 Mar 2018£609,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QF 1 Feb 2018£905,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat B, 9, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 21 Dec 2017£238,000 FlatLeasehold
Basement Flat, 11, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 8 Dec 2017£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Basement Flat, 9, Upper Rock Gardens BN2 1QE 17 Nov 2017£215,738 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 1, 16, Upper Rock Gardens £310,000 (Apr 2018) → £350,000 (Jun 2021) → £350,000 (Sep 2025) +13%
over 7 yrs
Basement Flat, 25, Upper Rock Gardens £215,000 (Jan 2024) → £240,000 (Mar 2025) +12%
over 1 yr
14, Upper Rock Gardens £630,000 (Jan 2017) → £827,500 (Mar 2024) +31%
over 7 yrs
36, Upper Rock Gardens £905,000 (Feb 2018) → £1,090,000 (Feb 2024) +20%
over 6 yrs
Flat 1, 24, Upper Rock Gardens £345,000 (Sep 2019) → £370,000 (Jul 2021) → £393,000 (Aug 2023) +14%
over 4 yrs
27, Upper Rock Gardens £680,000 (Apr 2017) → £740,000 (Sep 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
Flat 5, 21, Upper Rock Gardens £160,000 (Jan 2016) → £175,000 (Sep 2018) +9%
over 3 yrs
Basement Flat, 11, Upper Rock Gardens £224,000 (Sep 2016) → £250,000 (Dec 2017) +12%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Upper Rock Gardens

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
Queen's Park Primary School 286 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Carlton Hill Primary School 215 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Brighton College 1,450 pupils Other independent school 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children 18 pupils Non-maintained special school 5–19 Report 0.4 mi
St Luke's Primary School 622 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Middle Street Primary School 141 pupils Primary 4–11 Good 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 0.8 mi · 15 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
  • Rock Gardens (W-bound, St James's Street) 1 min walk
  • Rock Gardens (E-bound, St James's Street) 1 min walk
  • Devonshire Place (W-bound, Edward Street) 2 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 · 0.4 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 · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Brighton Old Steine Local · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • The Albion Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Idental Care Limited · 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned28.9%62.5%
Private rented31.0%20.3%
Social rented39.6%17.1%
Households912

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6477.6%64.1%
Aged 65+13.2%18.6%
Residents1,733

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)81%80%
Gigabit-capable81%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 Upper Rock Gardens

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White81.4%85.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%4.8%
Other ethnic group5.3%3.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%4.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%2%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion56.7%55.2%
Christian27.5%30.9%
Not answered7.8%7.1%
Muslim3.4%3.1%
Hindu1.8%0.8%
Other religion1.6%1%
Buddhist0.7%0.9%
Jewish0.5%0.9%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK72.9%80.4%
Born outside the UK27.1%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above42.5%44.5%
Level 3 qualifications20.9%19.7%
No qualifications15.4%12.4%
Level 2 qualifications8.5%10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%7%
Apprenticeship3.2%3.4%
Other qualifications1.8%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health42.8%50.2%
Good health31.9%33.2%
Fair health16.1%11.6%
Bad health7%3.9%
Very bad health2.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
No cars or vans in household58.7%37.4%
1 car or van in household33.7%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household6.4%15.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%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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