Brighton and Hove: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£858,475

Semi-detached

£549,795

Terraced

£475,728

Flat or maisonette

£295,683

First-time buyers

£343,929

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  240,534 in 1991 → 283,870 in 2024 (+18.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £200,094 in 2005 → £408,948 in 2026 (+104.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £412 in 2008 → £637 in 2025 (+54.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.1% in 2004 → 75.7% in 2023 (+0.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.3% in 2001 → 4.2% in 2025 (+27.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,147 in 1997 → £30,073 in 2024 (+147.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Brighton and Hove; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.6 t per person (2024) · 15th lowest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 27th highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access8 min (2019) · 23rd lowest of 326
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing18.6% (2024/25) · 30th lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.0% (2021) · 337th highest of 374
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills21.2% (2024/25) · 119th lowest of 132
• Housing affordability · Housing10.6× earnings (April 2025) · 276th lowest of 316
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.2% (2025) · 280th lowest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.7 years · England 80.0 · 76th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.1 years · England 83.8 · 63rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.1 years · England 60.9 · 68th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.6 years · England 61.3 · 50th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)327.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 77th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.2% · England 10.4 · 109th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)55.2% · England 64.6 · 14th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.4% · England 68.3 · 41st highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.4 score · England 46.0 · 60th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.2% · England 5.8 · 136th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)13.8% · England 19.8 · 34th lowest of 153