BN1 1RQ is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (BN1) is called the outward code. The part after the space (1RQ) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case BN which means Brighton.
Postal District. In our case BN1.
Postal Sector. In our case BN1 1.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case RQ.

The regional mail center for the post area BN is the Princess Royal Distribution Centre, which is located at Blackmore Drive, North Circular, LONDON , NW10 7RH.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the BN1 1RQ postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is BRIGHTON DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the BN1 1RQ postcode have the street address of Portland Street

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the BN1 1RQ postcode is home to a bustling 25 residents!

It is situated within the post town of BRIGHTON within the old postal county of Sussex.

BN1 1RQ is within the City of Brighton.

The BN1 1RQ postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in BN1 1RQ are flats. The remainder of residential properties consist of maisonettes. Of these flats, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are unknown and enclosed end-terraced. Of these maisonettes, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are enclosed end-terraced.

Most properties in BN1 1RQ are owned by the occupiers with the rest being privately rented.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for BN1 1RQ

The telephone area code for BN1 1RQ is 01273 Brighton.

Map Coordinates for BN1 1RQ

Latitude	50.8239438873
Longitude	-0.142105973917

Ordnance Survey Maps for BN1 1RQ

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Weather Forecast for BN1 1RQ

Sat 27th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Light rain	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	58.00%	ENE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Light rain	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	47.00%	NE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	9.00%	NE 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	5.00%	E 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	6.00%	SE 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Overcast	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	16.00%	ESE 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	62.00%	NE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Heavy rain	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	89.00%	NE 11 mph

Sun 28th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Heavy rain	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	89.00%	NE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Heavy rain shower (night)	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	74.00%	E 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Heavy rain	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	77.00%	NW 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	45.00%	SW 16 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	25.00%	W 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	18.00%	W 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	5.00%	WSW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	2.00%	SW 9 mph

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	2.00%	SW 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	1.00%	SW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	1.00%	S 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	1.00%	S 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	2.00%	S 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	3.00%	S 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	1.00%	SE 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	2.00%	ESE 9 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	2.00%	ESE 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	4.00%	SE 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (day)	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	5.00%	SE 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	5.00%	SE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	11.00%	SE 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	8.00%	SE 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	9.00%	ESE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	9.00%	ESE 7 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the BN1 1RQ Postcode?

Download Speeds For BN1 1RQ

Average Mbps	20.700
Median Mbps	8.000
Maximum Mbps	66.830

BN1 1RQ has an average download speed of 20.7 Megabits per second (Mbps).

389 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

4% of postcodes (42,551) have slower broadband speeds.

96% of postcodes (1,141,701) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For BN1 1RQ

Average Mbps	4.600
Median Mbps	1.200
Maximum Mbps	16.980

BN1 1RQ has an average upload speed of 4.6 Megabits per second (Mbps).

2,152 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

5% of postcodes (64,611) have slower upload speeds.

94% of postcodes (1,117,878) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of BN1 1RQ Postcode

England Primary Schools

St Martin's CofE Primary School

Address: St Martin's CofE Primary School, Hartington Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 3LJ

Distance: 1.12 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273707114

Elm Grove Primary School

Address: Elm Grove Primary School, Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 3ES

Distance: 1.04 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273708004

St Luke's Primary School

Address: St Luke's Primary School, Queens Park Rise, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9ZF

Distance: 0.99 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273675080

Fairlight Primary School

Address: Fairlight Primary School, St Leonard's Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 3AJ

Distance: 1.02 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273601270

Downs Infant School

Address: Downs Infant School, Ditchling Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6JA

Distance: 1.04 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273099854

Queen's Park Primary School

Address: Queen's Park Primary School, Park Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0BN

Distance: 0.72 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273686822

Carlton Hill Primary School

Address: Carlton Hill Primary School, Sussex Street, BRIGHTON, East Sussex, BN2 9HS

Distance: 0.44 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273604966

St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School

Address: St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School, Ann Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4GP

Distance: 0.49 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273692463

Stanford Junior School

Address: Stanford Junior School, Stanford Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5PR

Distance: 0.89 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273565570

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Address: St Paul's CofE Primary School, St Nicholas Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3LP

Distance: 0.21 miles

Contact: 01273721001

St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School

Address: St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School, Spring Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3EF

Distance: 0.32 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273327533

Middle Street Primary School

Address: Middle Street Primary School, 37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1AL

Distance: 0.18 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273323184

Brunswick Primary School

Address: Brunswick Primary School, Somerhill Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1RP

Distance: 0.86 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273711816

England Higher Schools

Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College

Address: Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, 205 Dyke Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6EG

Distance: 1.14 miles

School Website

Contact: 01273552200

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near BN1 1RQ

THE DENTAL HEALTH SPA

Address: 14-15 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 3WA

Distance: 0.07 miles

Contact: :

DUKE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 28 DUKE STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1AG

Distance: 0.08 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: THE UPPER PARTS 46, 47 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 4EP

Distance: 0.31 miles

Contact: :

TRAFALGAR STREET DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 20-21 TRAFALGAR STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 4EQ

Distance: 0.36 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE

Address: THE SCHOOL CLINIC, MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN2 9DH

Distance: 0.36 miles

Contact: :

BRIGHTON WHITE DENTAL STUDIO

Address: 2 HAMPTON PLACE, BRIGHTON, BN1 3DD

Distance: 0.37 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near BN1 1RQ

BOOTS

Address: 129 NORTH STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 2BE

Distance: 0.04 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 207461

SUPERDRUG PHARMACY

Address: 77-78 WESTERN ROAD, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 2HA

Distance: 0.33 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 327402

KAMSONS PHARMACY

Address: 128 ST. JAMES'S STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN2 1TH

Distance: 0.37 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 604335

BRIGHTON COMMUNITY PHARMACY

Address: 24 ST JAMES'S STREET, BRIGHTON, BN2 1RF

Distance: 0.40 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 681715

BOOTS

Address: 17-19 ST. JAMES'S STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN2 1RF

Distance: 0.40 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 682308

ROSS PHARMACY

Address: 3 YORK PLACE, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 4GU

Distance: 0.43 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 681396

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near BN1 1RQ

BOOTS OPTICIANS (NORTH STREET, BRIGHTON)

Address: 129 NORTH STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 2BE

Distance: 0.04 miles

Contact: :

EYESITE (BRIGHTON)

Address: 47-48 NORTH STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1RH

Distance: 0.06 miles

Contact: :

SPECSAVERS (BRIGHTON)

Address: 49 NORTH STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1RH

Distance: 0.06 miles

Contact: :

OPTICAL EXPRESS [BRIGHTON]

Address: QUEENSBURY HOUSE, 103- 109 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 3XF

Distance: 0.18 miles

Contact: :

VISION EXPRESS (CHURCHILL SQ, BRIGHTON)

Address: UNIT 60, CHURCHILL SQUARE, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 2TE

Distance: 0.20 miles

Contact: :

DAVID CLULOW OPTICIANS (BRIGHTON)

Address: 25 EAST STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1HL

Distance: 0.21 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near BN1 1RQ

SHIP STREET SURGERY

Address: 65-67 SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1AE

Distance: 0.18 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 778622

BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE

Address: ASPECT HOUSE, 84-87 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 3XE

Distance: 0.28 miles

Contact: tel: 0333 3210946

REGENCY SURGERY

Address: 4 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1FZ

Distance: 0.29 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 600103

PAVILION SURGERY

Address: 2 OLD STEINE, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 1EJ

Distance: 0.31 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 685588

ARCH HEALTHCARE

Address: MORLEY STREET, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN2 9DH

Distance: 0.36 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 003930

MONTPELIER SURGERY

Address: 2 VICTORIA ROAD, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, BN1 3FS

Distance: 0.38 miles

Contact: tel: 01273 328950

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Transport Links near BN1 1RQ

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: BN1 1RQ

Brighton
Brighton station, Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XP
Distance: 0.66 miles
Driving Time: 2.11 minutes
London Road (Brighton)
London Road (Brighton) station, Shaftesbury Place, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4QS
Distance: 1.42 miles
Driving Time: 4.56 minutes
Hove
Hove station, Goldstone Villas, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3RU
Distance: 2.07 miles
Driving Time: 6.69 minutes
Preston Park
Preston Park station, Clermont Road, Preston Park, Brighton, BN1 6SG
Distance: 2.28 miles
Driving Time: 6.34 minutes
Moulsecoomb
Moulsecoomb station, Queendown School Road, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, BN2 4GP
Distance: 2.33 miles
Driving Time: 6.85 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near BN1 1RQ

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near BN1 1RQ

M23 J11

Distance: 19.79 miles

Driving Time: 24.53 minutes

M23 J10A

Distance: 22.71 miles

Driving Time: 27.34 minutes

M23 J10

Distance: 24.58 miles

Driving Time: 29.15 minutes

M23 J9

Distance: 26.40 miles

Driving Time: 30.91 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the BN1 1RQ Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Brighton, Pavilion Boro Const
Member or Parliament	Caroline Lucas
Contact Details	Contact Caroline Lucas
Political Party	Green Party

What Council is the BN1 1RQ Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is The City of Brighton and Hove Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for The City of Brighton and Hove at the following link The City of Brighton and Hove.

How much is the Council Tax?

The City of Brighton and Hove Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much The City of Brighton and Hove charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the BN1 1RQ Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Brighton and Hove council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries, leisure and arts

House Sales in BN1 1RQ

Yearly House Sales for BN1 1RQ
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2012	£483,000	£380,000	£431,500	2
2014	£477,000	£445,000	£440,667	3
2016	£485,000	£487,500	£486,250	2

Postcodes near the BN1 1RQ Postcode

BN1 1RL Church Street BN1 1RB Church Street BN1 1UT Jew Street BN1 1GA King Place BN1 1RG North Street BN1 1RE North Street BN1 1RU North Street BN1 2BE North Street BN1 1RH North Street BN1 1RN Portland Street BN1 3WB Queens Road BN1 1AB Ship Street BN1 5JS Tongdean Lane BN1 1RS Windsor Street BN1 1RJ Windsor Street

What Popular Supermarkets are near the BN1 1RQ Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near BN1 1RQ
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Morrisons, St. James's Street, BRIGHTON, BN2 1RE	0.58 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to Morrisons
Waitrose, Western Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 2LA	0.65 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to Waitrose
Aldi, London Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 4JA	0.80 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to Aldi
Iceland, London Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 4JA	0.80 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to Iceland
Sainsburys, New England Street, BRIGHTON, BN1 4GQ	0.85 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to Sainsburys

What Popular Restaurants are near the BN1 1RQ Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near BN1 1RQ
Burger King	Distance	Directions
63-65 North Street, Brighton, BN1 1RH	0.06 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to 63-65 North Street
43-45 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 1NA	0.24 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to 43-45 Kings Road
Goldstone Retail Park, Hove, BN3 7PN	1.68 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to Goldstone Retail Park
Jobs Lane, Hickstead, RH17 5NZ	10.11 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to Jobs Lane

Mcdonald's Restaurants near BN1 1RQ
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Churchill Square, BRIGHTON, BN1 2TE	0.19 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to McDonald's, Churchill Square, BRIGHTON, BN1 2TE
McDonald's, Western Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 2BB	0.30 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to McDonald's, Western Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 2BB
McDonald's, London Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 4JH	0.50 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to McDonald's, London Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 4JH
McDonald's, Brighton Marina Village, BRIGHTON, BN2 5UT	1.80 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to McDonald's, Brighton Marina Village, BRIGHTON, BN2 5UT

KFC Restaurants near BN1 1RQ
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Western Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 2HA	0.33 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to KFC Brighton - Western Road
KFC, London Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 4JE	0.64 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to KFC Brighton - London Road
KFC, Blatchington Road, HOVE, BN3 3YG	1.48 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to KFC Hove - Blatchington Road
KFC, Drove Road, NEWHAVEN, BN9 0AD	8.89 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to KFC Newhaven - Drove Road
KFC, Market Place, The Martlets, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9NP	9.06 miles	Directions from BN1 1RQ to KFC Burgess Hill - Market Place Shopping Centre