Area360 logo

Find postcode

King Alfred

Interactive map displaying King Alfred

About

The King Alfred area sits on Hove seafront along Kingsway, facing the pebble beach and Hove Lawns. The King Alfred Leisure Centre is the focal point, with pools, sports halls and community facilities set behind the promenade. Small cafés and shops line the approach roads, and a continuous seafront path runs past the building for walkers, cyclists and runners. Streets behind the seafront are mainly residential, with a mix of Edwardian terraces and post-war flats leading up to Church Road and the local bus routes that serve the neighbourhood.

Local use of the site has been shaped by a long-running redevelopment conversation, and plans for a replacement leisure centre and housing have been a recurring part of local planning papers. Clubs and classes based at the centre attract regular users, and the layout means the area is used for coastal training routes as well as informal beach access. Practical links to Hove railway station and nearby bus corridors make the King Alfred area a compact focus for sport and seafront access in Hove.

Area overview

On average King Alfred has average deprivation and average crime levels, with around 62 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 26% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 6.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in King Alfred is £46,969 per year. King Alfred is home to around 7,576 people, with a population density of about 9,232.3 per km².

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
62
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
6.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

King Alfred Population
7,576
Population density
9,232.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
21.12(-33%)
Anti-social behaviour
19.4(+58%)
Shoplifting
17.16(+115%)
Criminal damage and arson
8.71(+35%)
Other theft
7.92(+41%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,308
70.06%
Other White
1,010
13.33%
Irish
161
2.13%
Other
155
2.05%
White and Asian (mixed)
139
1.83%
Total population: 7,576

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,600
53.33%
Level 3 (A level)
957
14.18%
No qualifications
771
11.42%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
647
9.58%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
413
6.12%
Total 16+ residents: 6,751

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,783
43.16%
Owns outright
1,003
24.28%
Owns with a mortgage
898
21.74%
Other social rented
223
5.4%
Other forms of private rent
110
2.66%
Total households: 4,131

Property prices in King Alfred

Median price£397,000
Price per sq ft£527
Sales (last 12 months)123
Typical range (middle 50%)£298K – £613K

Based on 123 recent sales, the median property price is £397,000 (about £527 per square foot) in King Alfred area, with individual transactions ranging from £105,000 up to £2,610,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in King Alfred over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached8£1,815,000£733
Semi-Detached8£1,462,500£699
Terraced6£510,000£562
Flats101£346,000£493

10-year price trendmedian sale price in King Alfred

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in King Alfred.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£1,360,000£300,000£1,035,000£580,000
2017£1,450,000£311,000£1,067,000£675,250
2018£985,000£318,000£1,018,500£610,000
2019£1,250,000£306,000£1,085,000£770,000
2020£1,500,000£309,000£967,500£850,000
2021£1,548,778£363,750£1,335,000£612,500
2022£1,650,000£386,225£1,225,000£855,050
2023£1,540,000£375,000£1,475,000£1,015,000
2024£1,850,000£362,000£1,025,000£893,500
2025£2,150,000£346,000£1,287,500£545,000
2026£1,195,000£345,000£1,875,000£800,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in King Alfred.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in King Alfred.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£482£456£442£442
2017£555£437£469£476
2018£575£457£531£470
2019£536£452£532£529
2020£718£475£425£524
2021£649£499£578£577
2022£739£574£647£637
2023£805£543£623£1,244
2024£791£521£689£657
2025£743£503£699£654
2026£683£468£640£415
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in King Alfred.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for King Alfred in the last year.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.