A closer look at BN2 5
BN2 5 postcode sector
Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector BN2 5. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.
Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.
Compare with other placesThe house median is £475,000 from 68 sales; the flat median is £326,250 from 36 sales in BN2 5. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.
Gigabit availability averages 94.1% across 240 residential postcode records in BN2 5, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.
The nearest mapped park is 0.2 km from the BN2 5 sector centre, with 13 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.
From the BN2 5 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 1.0 km away and supermarket 0.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.
See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.
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Archive photos geotagged within 3 km of the area centre. Dates vary, and photos may be outside the postcode sector.
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These are recorded sale medians for BN2 5. They are not current asking prices or valuations.
Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.
No verified local rent or price history series matched this guide. Use the live rental searches below to check current asking rents.
Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.
Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.
Scale: 0 to 4 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot
Scale: 0 to 4 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot
Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.
Waitrose
Tesco
Sainsbury's
Aldi
Lidl
M&SStraight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.
SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file
Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.
Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.
SourceHistoric England listed-building points
Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.
Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.
SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England
Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.
Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.
SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations
Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.
Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.
This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.
The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.
For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.
These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.
Current listings
These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider BN2 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.
These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from BN2 5. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.
Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.
Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.
Nearby sector centres, for a local comparison. Boundaries may not touch.
Sector figures cannot describe a specific street or property. Tick these off while you investigate BN2 5.
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Ofcom coverage checker, opens in a new tabA school in the sector does not establish eligibility or a place.
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About the evidence
This guide covers postcode sector BN2 5, not the whole of a whole town or neighbourhood. 5 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.
No data for: mobile coverage.
Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.
Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.
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Check the property’s current listing, broadband and mobile availability, school admissions, routes and journey times. Sector averages and centre points cannot describe every street.
