Whitehawk & Marina
Ward in Brighton and Hove, England
| Coordinates: | 50.822, -0.102 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 33 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01273 (Brighton) |
Whitehawk and the nearby Brighton Marina form a ward on the eastern edge of Brighton and Hove in England, where low-rise council housing meets the waterfront development. The area is notable for Whitehawk Hill and its Bronze Age enclosure - one of the city’s oldest archaeological sites - which gives a surprising historic note above a largely modern urban landscape.
The ward contrasts a busy leisure and residential marina with a community-focused estate, and local life is shaped by regeneration projects, grassroots arts and youth initiatives alongside shops, restaurants and watersport businesses at the marina. That mix of seaside leisure economy and an active, socially engaged neighbourhood gives the area a distinctive, sometimes polarised character within the city.
Postcode districts covering Whitehawk & Marina
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 1.6 miles
- Crawley 20.8 miles
- Eastbourne 17.2 miles
- Worthing 12.7 miles
- Bognor Regis 24.9 miles
- Littlehampton 18.9 miles
- Horsham 19.8 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 24.6 miles
- Haywards Heath 12.3 miles
- Burgess Hill 9.4 miles
- East Grinstead 21.3 miles
- Seaford 9.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kemptown Ward 0.9 miles
- Queen's Park Ward 1 mile
- Hanover & Elm Grove Ward 1.2 miles
- Woodingdean Ward 1.4 miles
- Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Ward 1.6 miles
- Brighton and Hove Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Round Hill Ward 1.7 miles
- West Hill & North Laine Ward 1.8 miles
- Regency Ward 2 miles
- Hollingdean & Fiveways Ward 2.1 miles
- Rottingdean Parish 2.1 miles
- Rottingdean & West Saltdean Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Whitehawk & Marina
BN2 5FL, BN2 5RG, BN2 5LZ, BN2 5GA, BN2 5DL, BN2 5ED, BN2 5RY, BN2 5PG, BN2 5TP … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 23.3 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 47.4 miles
- Brighton Railway Station 1.8 miles
- London Road Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Whitehawk & Marina Ad
- Staybridge Suites Brighton 3 1.7 miles
- Drakes Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- Red Brighton Blue 4 1.1 miles
- The Grand Brighton 4 2 miles
- Maldron Hotel Brighton City Centre 4 2 miles
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront 4 1.7 miles
- Malmaison Brighton 4 0.6 miles
- Downs Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- Number Four 3 1.2 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Brighton 4 1.7 miles
Schools in Whitehawk & Marina
- City Academy Whitehawk Primary
- Roedean School Independent - secondary
- St Mark's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brighton Marina Marina 0.7 miles
- Brighton Racecourse Recreation 0.7 miles
- Churchill Square Shopping centre 1.9 miles
- American Express Community Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles
- Withdean Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles
- Kingley Vale Forest 5.5 miles
- Anne of Cleeves House Historic site 5.7 miles
- Shoreham Harbour Harbour 6.2 miles
- Port Newhaven Harbour 7.2 miles
- Woolton Farm Estate Estate 7.3 miles
- Plumpton Racecourse Recreation 7.3 miles
- Sussex Yacht Club Marina 7.5 miles