Brighton and Hove · England
Hove population
75,174people · latest estimate
Hove has a population of 75,174, making it the 2nd largest place in Brighton and Hove. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 75,174, a rise of 0.0% since.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Brighton and Hove population trends, 2001–2024.
Hove has no city status, making it the 78th largest town in the UK.
Hove in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Hove sits in postcode district BN3.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Brighton and Hove, the billing authority covering Hove, is £2,581 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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Nearby in Brighton and Hove
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton | 283,870 |
| 2 | Rottingdean | 21,756 |
| 3 | Portslade | 20,000 |