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Overhill, Southwick, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Overhill, Southwick, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-west-sussex/overhill/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN42 4WH, BN42 4WJ, BN42 4WL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£478,063
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£431,075
36 sales
Price range
£312k – £631k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
BN42 4WL

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At a glance

House prices£478k average6% above the Brighton average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkSouthwick station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 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

36 property sales on Overhill, Southwick, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £478,063. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £433,205. Average sale prices rose from £348,333 in 2016 to £502,500 in 2026 (+44%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 6% above the Brighton average of £451,204 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 81% detached, 14% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Overhill range from £312,000 to £631,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 27 streets in Brighton with at least two sales in the last year, Overhill ranks 11th for average price.

House prices on Overhill compared

Overhill£478,063
BN42 postcode area£448,550
Brighton£451,204
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BN42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £348,333 (3 sales)2016£348k2018: £433,500 (2 sales)2018£434k2019: £382,500 (2 sales)2019£383k2020: £392,188 (8 sales)2020£392k2021: £416,667 (3 sales)2021£417k2022: £489,500 (4 sales)2022£490k2023: £507,488 (4 sales)2023£507k2024: £411,333 (3 sales)2024£411k2025: £445,450 (5 sales)2025£445k2026: £502,500 (2 sales)2026£503k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached29£433,20526 Feb 2026
Semi-detached5£386,15018 Dec 2025
Terraced2£512,50024 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Overhill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Overhill BN42 4WL 24 Jul 2026£585,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Overhill BN42 4WL 26 Feb 2026£420,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Overhill BN42 4WJ 18 Dec 2025£422,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Overhill BN42 4WH 12 Dec 2025£485,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Overhill BN42 4WH 28 Aug 2025£360,000 DetachedFreehold
81, Overhill BN42 4WH 23 Jul 2025£555,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Overhill BN42 4WN 10 Jan 2025£405,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Overhill BN42 4WJ 6 Nov 2024£379,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Overhill BN42 4WJ 19 Jul 2024£405,000 DetachedFreehold
101, Overhill BN42 4WH 12 Feb 2024£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Overhill BN42 4WL 12 Dec 2023£525,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Overhill BN42 4WJ 19 Oct 2023£525,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Overhill BN42 4WN 6 Oct 2023£485,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Overhill BN42 4WL 23 Jun 2023£494,950 DetachedFreehold
76, Overhill BN42 4WJ 20 Dec 2022£371,000 DetachedFreehold
80, Overhill BN42 4WJ 21 Oct 2022£466,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Overhill BN42 4WN 13 Jul 2022£631,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Overhill BN42 4WH 25 Feb 2022£490,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Overhill BN42 4WH 12 May 2021£445,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Overhill BN42 4WJ 28 Jan 2021£367,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Overhill BN42 4WN 22 Jan 2021£437,500 DetachedFreehold
5, Overhill BN42 4WL 11 Nov 2020£357,500 DetachedFreehold
10, Overhill BN42 4WN 15 Jun 2020£410,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Overhill BN42 4WL 3 Apr 2020£440,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Overhill BN42 4WN 23 Mar 2020£375,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Overhill BN42 4WN 12 Mar 2020£535,000 DetachedFreehold
95, Overhill BN42 4WH 19 Feb 2020£340,000 DetachedFreehold
85, Overhill BN42 4WH 7 Feb 2020£350,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Overhill BN42 4WN 22 Jan 2020£330,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Overhill BN42 4WH 26 Feb 2019£360,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Overhill BN42 4WL 24 Jan 2019£405,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Overhill BN42 4WJ 30 Aug 2018£485,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Overhill BN42 4WH 16 Apr 2018£382,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Overhill BN42 4WJ 4 Oct 2016£312,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Overhill BN42 4WL 23 Sep 2016£363,000 DetachedFreehold
93, Overhill BN42 4WH 16 Aug 2016£370,000 DetachedFreehold

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
25, Overhill £440,000 (Apr 2020) → £585,000 (Jul 2026) +33%
over 6 yrs
44, Overhill £312,000 (Oct 2016) → £367,500 (Jan 2021) → £422,250 (Dec 2025) +35%
over 9 yrs
71, Overhill £490,000 (Feb 2022) → £485,000 (Dec 2025) -1%
over 4 yrs
17, Overhill £405,000 (Jan 2019) → £525,000 (Dec 2023) +30%
over 5 yrs
76, Overhill £371,000 (Dec 2022) → £525,000 (Oct 2023) +42%
over under a year
30, Overhill £535,000 (Mar 2020) → £631,000 (Jul 2022) +18%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Overhill

Crime

256 crimes were reported within about a mile of Overhill in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences101
Anti-social behaviour61
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order17
Vehicle crime13
Other theft12

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Overhill is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower Adur Flood alert area
  • Tidal areas of Shoreham Harbour Flood alert area
  • Shoreham Harbour Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Overhill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Eastbrook Primary Academy 364 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Herons Dale School 146 pupils Community special school 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Holmbush Primary Academy 222 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Glebe Primary School 453 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Peter Gladwin Primary School 195 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Shoreham Academy 1,759 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 910 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Hove Micro-School 13 pupils Other independent special school 5–14 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

  • Southwick station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Fishersgate station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Portslade station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hillside (adj, Old Shoreham Road) 3 min walk
  • Hillside (opp, Old Shoreham Road) 3 min walk
  • Bottom of Downsway (N-bound, Downsway) 3 min walk
  • Bottom of Downsway (SE-bound, Downsway) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mile Oak Medical Centre
    Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton · 0.8 mi
  • Portslade Health Centre
    Church Road, Portslade, Brighton · 1.1 mi
  • Hove Medical Centre
    West Way, Hove · 1.7 mi
  • Adur Health Partnership
    The Health Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham-By-Sea · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Southwick Square · 0.5 mi
  • Little Waitrose Little Waitrose Southwick · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Portslade · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Old Shoreham Road · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Harrison Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Salts Medilink · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Windmill Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Sussex Dental Group Portslade Village · 0.7 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 8 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.5%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented10.5%17.1%
Households648

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.9%64.1%
Aged 65+26.4%18.6%
Residents1,539

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 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across Adur 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 Overhill

Ethnic group

HereAdur
White93.1%93.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%2.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%2.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%0.8%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.1%

Religion

HereAdur
Christian45.7%43.1%
No religion45.6%47.9%
Not answered5.7%5.9%
Muslim0.8%1.3%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Hindu0.6%0.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.4%
Jewish0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereAdur
Born in the UK93.1%91.9%
Born outside the UK6.9%8.1%

Highest qualification

HereAdur
No qualifications22.9%19.5%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.2%27.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%11.5%
Apprenticeship8.1%6.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.7%

General health

HereAdur
Very good health44.5%45.4%
Good health35.8%35%
Fair health13.8%14.1%
Bad health4.7%4.3%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereAdur
1 car or van in household43.8%44.4%
2 cars or vans in household31.2%27.9%
No cars or vans in household14.5%18.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%9.3%

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 Adur.

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