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Kemptown

Middle area

South Brighton and Hove. 8,062 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Kemptown’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£357,500
2,535th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,078
3,410th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kemptown compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from £325,000 to £818,500. The middle area is £407,500. Kemptown is £357,500.
£357,5009th lowest
Population33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · 2021
Population: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from 6,488 to 10,738. The middle area is 8,385. Kemptown is 8,078.
8,07814th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from 51.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 93.6%. Kemptown is 84.7%.
84.7%8th lowest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Brighton and Hove · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Brighton and Hove33 areas from 2.1% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.9%. Kemptown is 5.0%.
5.0%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Brighton and Hove

These figures are published for the whole of Brighton and Hove, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Brighton and Hove and not Kemptown alone. See Brighton and Hove

Average house price
£408,948
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,347
155th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.4×
43rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kemptown in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kemptown was £357,500 in 2025.

Kemptown had 8,078 usual residents at the census.

In Kemptown, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kemptown, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.