Kemptown sits east of the Steine, hugging the seafront from Brighton Pier to the marina. Independent shops, Regency terraces, and the community that does Sunday brunch better than most of London.
A side street of painted shopfronts running down to the sea.
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Get a valuationKemptown is Brighton's east side — the stretch from Old Steine to Brighton Marina, dropping down to the seafront via Madeira Drive. The character changes as you move through it: tight Regency squares near St James's Street, family streets up the hill behind Sussex County Hospital, and the post-war redevelopments around Whitehawk further east.
St James's Street is the high street equivalent — vintage shops, a couple of independent bookshops, Bardsleys for fish and chips, and a community that's defended its independent grain against the chains. Saturday afternoons spill onto the pavement; Sunday mornings smell of brunch.
“Saturday afternoons spill onto the pavement; Sunday mornings smell of brunch.”
A snapshot from the properties we have comparable data on in Kemptown. Median monthly rent and the typical range for each size of property.
Brighton station is a 20-minute walk or a quick bus from most of Kemptown. London Road station is closer if you're further north. The 7 and 14 buses run along St James's Street and Marine Parade respectively; both connect to the centre and the seafront within minutes.
Queen's Park Primary is the local choice, with good Ofsted ratings. Brighton College (independent) sits within Kemptown; for state secondary, most families look to Longhill or Dorothy Stringer depending on catchment.
Young professionals working in central Brighton who want walking-distance access to the seafront and St James's Street. Creatives and freelancers — the area still leans bohemian. Less family-led than Hove or Patcham, but the squares closer to Sussex County Hospital draw families wanting Regency space without Brunswick-Square prices.
Live rents, days-to-let, availability and yields for Kemptown — compiled from comparable properties let through Phillip James and public listings data.
Compiled from comparable lets · updated June 2026
See the full Kemptown rental marketBronze figures in the seafront gardens, with a Regency apartment block behind.
Pastel Regency seafront terraces — one of Kemptown's most-photographed runs.
Victorian terraces on a quiet side street north of St James's.
Cream Regency terraces sloping down to the seafront.
A narrow lane framing the view down to the pier.
The astronaut mural off St James's Street.
A weathered multi-panel mural on the gable end of a Kemptown building.
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Ask the teamBased on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Based on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Based on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Based on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Based on rental and let-agreed transactions and active listings in this area, calculated by Phillip James — Independent Letting Agents across the Sussex coast since 2008, combined with public listings data.
Hanover is the steep hillside of colourful Victorian terraces above Brighton's London Road — known locally as "Muesli Mountain" for its mix of students, young professionals, families, and a community feel rare for a central neighbourhood.
Saltdean and Rottingdean are the coast-east villages — chalk cliffs, white-painted seafronts, and a slower pace than central Brighton. Saltdean has the famous Art Deco lido and modernist apartments; Rottingdean the artsy village high street.
Fiveways is the family-led neighbourhood between Preston Park and the South Downs — Edwardian terraces on quiet streets, a proper local high street, and access to two of Brighton's most-requested state secondaries.
Patcham is north Brighton's quietly suburban edge — interwar semis, very strong primary schools, easy A23 access to London, and BN1 prestige without paying central-Brighton prices.
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