Financial advice in Brighton

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Connect business and personal decisions

Finding the right experience around Brighton

Brighton and Hove has a broad professional and business community, with local adviser searches naturally extending into East Sussex when specialist fit matters.

Brighton, Hove and nearby East Sussex can form one practical face-to-face advice market. Remote advice can widen the specialist pool further.

What to compare before choosing

Brighton and Hove in context

The local-authority figures cover the Brighton and Hove council area, rather than Brighton alone. Each figure shows the period it covers.

Planning for retirement

Residents aged 65 or over
14.7%
Brighton and Hove · ONS 2025

If retirement is your reason for seeking advice, ask how the adviser plans withdrawals and reviews your income over time.

Questions for a retirement adviser

Planning around your work

Self-employed share of people in work
22.5%
Brighton and Hove · Census 2021

If you work for yourself, ask how pension contributions fit with variable income and business commitments.

Advice when you are self-employed

Property and your wider finances

Average house price
£407,803
Brighton and Hove · ONS · June 2026

If your plans involve selling or inheriting a home, ask how the adviser considers property alongside savings and pensions.

Planning after a property sale

Area averages do not describe your own finances or determine whether you need advice. See the full figures and sources.

Know what you will pay, and what it covers.

Ask for initial advice and ongoing charges separately, including any minimum fee. Compare the cost in pounds and check which other charges apply.

What firms include in their published prices
Illustrative annual adviser fee£3,750a year

0.75% of £500,000

Example only. Initial advice, platform, fund and product charges are excluded. This is not a quote.Use the fee calculator

Your questions about advice in Brighton

How do I choose a financial adviser in Brighton?

Start with the advice need, then check regulation, specialist experience, minimum assets, service style and fees.

Should I include Hove and East Sussex?

Yes. Hove is part of the same city area, and nearby East Sussex can widen the adviser pool while keeping meetings practical.

How much does financial advice cost in Brighton?

There is no single Brighton tariff. Compare the year-one and normal ongoing cash cost and what service is actually included.

Can I find a business-owner adviser in Brighton?

Ask how the adviser works with business owners and how company decisions fit into personal financial planning. Compare that experience alongside fees and local or remote meeting arrangements.

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Local information and sources

Full local figures and how to read them

The local-authority figures cover the Brighton and Hove council area, rather than Brighton alone. Each figure shows the period it covers.

Population
284,170
Brighton and Hove · ONS 2025
Residents aged 65 or over
14.7%
Brighton and Hove · ONS 2025
Self-employed share of people in work
22.5%
Brighton and Hove · Census 2021
Average house price
£407,803
Brighton and Hove · ONS · June 2026
Disposable income per person
£30,073
Brighton and Hove · ONS · 2024
Median weekly pay before tax
£636.90
Brighton and Hove · ONS · April 2025
Selected company registrations
5
Brighton · Companies House · 2026-08-01
Wider-area company registrations
315
Brighton travel-to-work area · 2026-08-01

Company figures are not adviser counts. They count active company registrations in selected business categories (SIC codes 64999, 66190, 70221) and do not show FCA authorisation or whether a business trades locally.

Sources: Companies House · ONS population estimates · ONS local statistics · Open Government Licence v3.0.

For Brighton and Hove, the 2021 Census gives this industry breakdown: Education accounts for 12.6% of employment, 2.7 percentage points above the England benchmark. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles accounts for 12.2% of employment, 2.8 percentage points below the England benchmark. Human health and social work activities accounts for 16.1% of employment, 1.5 percentage points above the England benchmark. Among the three sectors shown, Human health and social work activities is 3.9 percentage points higher than Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. These figures show which industries local residents work in. They do not measure demand for financial advice or the number of advisers.

Gross median weekly pay was £636.9 in 2025. Gross disposable household income per head was £30,073 in 2024. The published average house price was £407,803 in June 2026. The self-employment rate among people in work is 22.5%, compared with 16.9% across England. The figures come from different time periods and measure different things. They do not describe the finances of a typical household.

These population figures cover the Brighton and Hove local authority area. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates 284,170 residents, with 14.7% aged 65 or over. The geography is the named council area; it should not be read as a separate total for Brighton.

The selected Companies House business categories contain 5 active registrations mapped to Brighton; the Brighton travel-to-work area contains 315. These figures count registered companies in the area. They do not show how many financial advisers work here, whether a company trades locally or whether it is FCA authorised.

Location photograph

Brighton. Photograph by Xgkkp. CC BY-SA 3.0.