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Lower Market Street, Hove

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Market Street, Hove · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hove-brighton-and-hove/lower-market-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN3 1AT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£212,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£502,333
18 sales
Price range
£135k – £1.03m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 May 2026
BN3 1AT

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At a glance

House prices£213k average60% below the Hove average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkBrighton station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold57% leaseholdAcross 21 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

18 property sales on Lower Market Street, Hove have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £212,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £327,583. Average sale prices fell from £469,750 in 2016 to £212,500 in 2026 (-55%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 60% below the Hove average of £534,684 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% flat, 33% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Lower Market Street range from £135,000 to £1,026,000. 43% of homes sold here were freehold and 57% leasehold. Of 191 streets in Hove with at least two sales in the last year, Lower Market Street ranks 187th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Lower Market Street compared

Lower Market Street£212,500
BN3 postcode area£534,684
Hove£534,684
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BN3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £469,750 (4 sales)2016£470k2017: £285,000 (1 sales)2017£285k2018: £225,000 (1 sales)2018£225k2019: £215,000 (1 sales)2019£215k2021: £730,000 (1 sales)2021£730k2022: £694,000 (3 sales)2022£694k2023: £520,000 (1 sales)2023£520k2024: £643,667 (3 sales)2024£644k2025: £750,000 (1 sales)2025£750k2026: £212,500 (2 sales)2026£213k

Tenure: 43% freehold and 57% leasehold across 21 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat12£327,5837 May 2026
Terraced6£851,83319 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Lower Market Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Lower Ground Floor Flat, 46, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 7 May 2026£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 45A, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 2 Apr 2026£250,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 19 Sep 2025£750,000 TerracedFreehold
Basement Flat, 9, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 12 Sep 2024£265,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 9 May 2024£1,026,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 26 Jan 2024£640,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 23 Nov 2023£520,000 FlatFreehold
36, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 10 Jun 2022£885,000 TerracedFreehold
S4, The Old Market, 32, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 27 May 2022£480,000 OtherFreehold
Basement Flat, 12, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 21 Jan 2022£267,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 6 Jan 2022£930,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 3 Nov 2021£730,000 FlatFreehold
Ground Floor Flat, 13, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 18 Oct 2019£215,000 TerracedLeasehold
Basement Flat, 13, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 22 Aug 2019£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Basement Flat, 12, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 9 Mar 2018£225,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 28 Nov 2017£75,000 OtherLeasehold
8B, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 10 Feb 2017£285,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 45, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 7 Dec 2016£224,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 28 Nov 2016£770,000 TerracedFreehold
Ground Floor Flat, 46, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 21 Oct 2016£135,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Lower Market Street BN3 1AT 5 Aug 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
36, Lower Market Street £750,000 (Aug 2016) → £885,000 (Jun 2022) +18%
over 6 yrs
Basement Flat, 12, Lower Market Street £225,000 (Mar 2018) → £267,000 (Jan 2022) +19%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Lower Market Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brighton Girls GDST 405 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Brunswick Primary School 586 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
St Paul's CofE Primary School 151 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
The Montessori Place 165 pupils Other independent school 1–19 Report 0.6 mi
Middle Street Primary School 141 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School 648 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Cardinal Newman Catholic School 2,657 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.9 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
  • Hove station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Brunswick Place (W-bound, Western Road) 2 min walk
  • Norfolk Square (opp, Western Road) 3 min walk
  • Brunswick Place (E-bound, Western Road) 3 min walk
  • Norfolk Square (adj, Western Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Wellbn Healthcare
    18-19 Western Road, Hove · 0.1 mi
  • Montpelier Surgery
    2 Victoria Road, Brighton · 0.4 mi
  • Charter Medical Centre
    88 Davigdor Road, Hove · 0.5 mi
  • Seven Dials Medical Centre
    24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Western Road Hove · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Hove Western Road Local · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hove Western Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Brighton · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lane And Stedman · 0.2 mi
  • Gunns Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • The Dental Practice (26 Farm Road) · 0.2 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned37.1%62.5%
Private rented57.6%20.3%
Social rented5.3%17.1%
Households867

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6483.1%64.1%
Aged 65+8.8%18.6%
Residents1,614

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable70%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 Market Street

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White85.2%85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%4.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%4.8%
Other ethnic group2.7%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%2%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion63.6%55.2%
Christian22.2%30.9%
Not answered7.2%7.1%
Muslim2.1%3.1%
Other religion1.8%1%
Buddhist1.2%0.9%
Hindu0.9%0.8%
Jewish0.8%0.9%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK72%80.4%
Born outside the UK28%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above59.6%44.5%
Level 3 qualifications16.5%19.7%
Level 2 qualifications8.5%10.7%
No qualifications6.2%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.1%7%
Apprenticeship2.2%3.4%
Other qualifications1.8%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health49.6%50.2%
Good health37.2%33.2%
Fair health9.7%11.6%
Bad health2.5%3.9%
Very bad health1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
No cars or vans in household56.6%37.4%
1 car or van in household36%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household6.4%15.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%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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