Best places to live in Greater Brighton

5 municipalities with 712,110 residents within about 25 km of Brighton, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Brighton, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Mid Sussex
    West Sussex (North East), 148,345 residents
    67
  2. 2Worthing
    West Sussex (South West), 109,632 residents
    60
  3. 3Lewes
    East Sussex CC, 102,257 residents
    56
  4. 4Brighton and Hove
    Brighton and Hove, 288,155 residents
    55
  5. 5Adur
    West Sussex (South West), 63,721 residents
    52

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For retired couples

  1. 1Mid Sussex
    West Sussex (North East), 148,345 residents
    75
  2. 2Adur
    West Sussex (South West), 63,721 residents
    70
  3. 3Worthing
    West Sussex (South West), 109,632 residents
    68
  4. 4Lewes
    East Sussex CC, 102,257 residents
    67
  5. 5Brighton and Hove
    Brighton and Hove, 288,155 residents
    63

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For remote workers

  1. 1Worthing
    West Sussex (South West), 109,632 residents
    62
  2. 2Mid Sussex
    West Sussex (North East), 148,345 residents
    61
  3. 3Adur
    West Sussex (South West), 63,721 residents
    56
  4. 4Brighton and Hove
    Brighton and Hove, 288,155 residents
    53
  5. 5Lewes
    East Sussex CC, 102,257 residents
    52

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For commuters

  1. 1Mid Sussex
    West Sussex (North East), 148,345 residents
    80
  2. 2Brighton and Hove
    Brighton and Hove, 288,155 residents
    72
  3. 3Worthing
    West Sussex (South West), 109,632 residents
    72
  4. 4Lewes
    East Sussex CC, 102,257 residents
    68
  5. 5Adur
    West Sussex (South West), 63,721 residents
    63

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For single professionals

  1. 1Mid Sussex
    West Sussex (North East), 148,345 residents
    68
  2. 2Brighton and Hove
    Brighton and Hove, 288,155 residents
    59
  3. 3Worthing
    West Sussex (South West), 109,632 residents
    54
  4. 4Lewes
    East Sussex CC, 102,257 residents
    48
  5. 5Adur
    West Sussex (South West), 63,721 residents
    42

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Worthing
    West Sussex (South West), 109,632 residents
    41
  2. 2Mid Sussex
    West Sussex (North East), 148,345 residents
    36
  3. 3Adur
    West Sussex (South West), 63,721 residents
    29
  4. 4Lewes
    East Sussex CC, 102,257 residents
    28
  5. 5Brighton and Hove
    Brighton and Hove, 288,155 residents
    24

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Towns in Greater Brighton