A guide to living in East Sussex
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Best places to live in East Sussex
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York & Elder, BN1
By Legal & General, urbanbubble
Award winner 2025
4.74
(106 reviews)
£1,350-£2,520 pcm
Studios, 1, 2, 3 beds
Ranked 1st out of 11 in East Sussex
The Blockhouse, BN1
By Touchstone
Award winner 2024
4.73
(42 reviews)
£1,550-£2,600 pcm
1, 2, 3 beds
Ranked 2nd out of 11 in East Sussex
Hove Central, BN3
By Moda Living
Award winner 2025
4.72
(63 reviews)
£1,200-£2,600 pcm
Studios, 1, 2, 3 beds
Ranked 3rd out of 11 in East Sussex
Wellesbourne, BN1
By Hestia
4.65
(13 reviews)
Ranked 4th out of 11 in East Sussex
Hove Gardens, BN3
By urbanbubble, Legal & General
Award winner 2025
4.57
(81 reviews)
£1,350-£2,350 pcm
Studios, 1, 2, 3 beds
Ranked 5th out of 11 in East Sussex
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Frys (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Gardens, BN3
Oct 2025
Very good area
Frys (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Gardens, BN3
Oct 2025
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
Very good area, convenience next to the station and shops. Parking very bad, extremely limited and parking onsite is not affordable.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Very slow responses generally, some maintenance issues have not been attended to.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
Pigeons are a problem on the balconies. Positive - the events are good.
Manager response
Hello Frys, Thank you for your valuable feedback, of which will be shared further with the Team. To address your raised highlights, which are mainly Health & Safety led for the community. All link corridors have to be free of any surplus items due to potential fire hazards. Likewise, we do not permit the use of BBQs due to the potential fire risk within the residential area. In respect of the recent situation with some natural wildlife; it has been highly recommended that any storage pots on private balconies are removed, as these encourage natural wildlife habitat. This has subsequently come under control and was an impact to a minimal area. Due to the limited parking available in the local area, Hove Gardens have 31 appointed, secure underground parking spaces. These are rented at a monthly competitive fee of £175 pm - providing greater security and away from the elements than a public car park. Parking permits otherwise are under the arrangement of Brighton & Hove City Council, of which we are unable to influence. It's great to hear that you are enjoying the community events, and enjoy those spectacular vistas from the sky terraces. Thank you once again for your valuable feedback, and for choosing Hove Gardens as your "Home". Kind regards, Serena
Posted by
Serena Walters, Multi-Site General Manager
Oct 2025
PJ (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Gardens, BN3
Oct 2025
On its way to becoming 5 star awesome…I hope!
PJ (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Gardens, BN3
Oct 2025
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
Location is great for Hove train station and the wealth of food, clubs and seaside that Hove has to offer. Parking is pants so be prepared to pay extra…or go car-less!
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Incredibly responsive and helpful since we moved in. Yes there have been challenges, but the team eat them for breakfast.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
Building does NOT take and store their own furniture if tenants do not want or need, so I am having to pay for extra storage to keep unwanted furniture. Waste of my money! The building should offer an unfurnished or part furnished option.
Manager response
Hi P J, Thank you for your valuable feedback; of which will be shared further with the team. It's great to hear that you are loving the location of Hove Gardens, with its close proximity to the train station, bars and shops. Secure, underground parking is competitively priced at £175 pm. of which we have 31 spaces available to lease. To highlight that inventory does comprise of both style of furnished/un-furnihed apartments, however subject to availability. Unfortunately, the property does not have the capacity for storage (I wish we had) :-) It's great to hear that we have been responsive and helpful since your arrival, and thank you for choosing Hove Gardens as your "Home". Kind regards, Serena
Posted by
Serena Walters, Multi-Site General Manager
Oct 2025
S (Tenant)
Verified Resident
The Blockhouse, BN1
Oct 2025
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
Clean, modern, the friendliest site team, truly a home
S (Tenant)
Verified Resident
The Blockhouse, BN1
Oct 2025
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
Central location, close to multiple transport connections (Beryl bikes for hire, train station, multiple bus stops), close to essential cheap groceries (Aldi, Sainsburys, various independent shops on London road offering options from around the world), cafes and restaurants, pubs and more. The beach is 10-15min away maximum on foot. The area feels safe for a city.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Quickly and well. Any issues are communicated to us quickly by email. Things are usually fixed quickly.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
To be honest, all has been well. No traps, no learning points, the contract is sensible and no surprise fees etc.
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
L.S (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Gardens, BN3
Oct 2025
Love my Home in Hove
L.S (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Gardens, BN3
Oct 2025
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
Being new to the area, Hove has exceeded all of my expectations! It’s charming and peaceful but still full of character and useful amenities (supermarkets and locals, cafes and pubs, highstreet shops, sports clubs, petrol station, train station, bus links - this list goes on!). Parking is the only issue I’ve found, as we don’t qualify for on-street resident permits, I’ve had to pay for a pass at Hove Station, which is the cheapest season ticket I’ve found, but still very expensive at over £1K a year! The community is great and haven’t had any issues so far with noise or anti-social behaviour.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
When we first moved in there was an urgent maintenance request, as our only toilet wasn’t flushing, but it took over 3 days to have this registered as we hadn’t been added to Rent Cafe. In the end Mac was very helpful and sorted the problem, but it was a bad first impression of building management. Since then we haven’t had any problems, so can’t comment if the process would be any smoother - but any questions we have are always welcome and the team are really friendly and happy to help.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
It would have been good to know how much bills would be, as the electric and water are higher than expected.
Manager response
Hi L.S Thank you for your valuable feedback, it's great to hear that you find Hove Gardens a lovely place to live, super modern and well decorated. I'm sincerely apologize for the delay on the remedial repair needed upon your arrival, please be assured of the utmost attention on all facility matters; however, some may be outside of our control with supply chains. All requests are required via the resident portal. Thank you for choosing Hove Gardens as your "Home". Kind regards, Serena
Posted by
Serena Walters, Multi-Site General Manager
Oct 2025
Richard Thompson (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Central, BN3
Oct 2025
My Moda Home
Richard Thompson (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Hove Central, BN3
Oct 2025
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
Shops, supermarkets and restaurants are not quite in the doorstep but all are only a 5 or 6 minute walk away. Hove Station and bus routes along Sackville Road are certainly on the doorstep. I can park my vehicle on Sackville Road pretty regularly although it is a relentlessly busy road, although the has some impact on Hove Central due to the development's elevated position.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Yes - there was a hot water outage the day after moved in but it was dealt with within a couple of hours. No issues to report.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
I did not see the actual apartment I was moving into but they did not bother me due to my circumstances. The only thing I would recommend to potential tenants is that while the apartments are beautifully furnished items such as bedside table lamps and a table lamp in the sitting room are not provided. Not the end of the world but I had just thrown my old ones out. More fool me. Otherwise faultless.
Manager response
Dear Richard Thank you for your kind review and for sharing your experience. We're so pleased to hear that Angel made the move-in process smooth and that you're enjoying your new home. It’s great to know the Moda App and apartment features are making a positive difference already. We want to apologise for the hot water issues, some of the challenges of the new builds! Thanks again for your thoughtful words – we're delighted to have you as part of the community!
Posted by
Katja Harjanne, General Manager
Oct 2025
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