Is there a power cut in Brighton and Hove right now?

1 live incident affecting Brighton and Hove right now.

Covers the BN1, BN2, BN3, BN41, BN42, BN50, BN51, BN52 and other postcode districts. We’ve recorded 17 power cuts in Brighton and Hove in the last 14 days. Based on incidents we’ve recorded here, Brighton and Hove is covered by UK Power Networks -- see our operator directory for their number and website.

Current incidents

• active UK Power Networks

  CT3 1JB, CT7 0ER, CT3 2EB, CR0 2WD, CT3 2DY, CT3 2DU

  Started: 06 Oct, 03:34

  Restoration estimate: to be confirmed by the operator.

  Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~1

  We're investigating an overhead electricity equipment fault which has caused a power cut in the local area.

  Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Last outages

• active UK Power Networks

  CT3 1JB, CT7 0ER, CT3 2EB, CR0 2WD, CT3 2DY, CT3 2DU

  Started: 06 Oct, 03:34

  Restoration estimate: to be confirmed by the operator.

  Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~1

  We're investigating an overhead electricity equipment fault which has caused a power cut in the local area.

  Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

• restored UK Power Networks

  BN3 7GA, BN41 1XF, BN3 7FW, BN3 7FP, BN3 7HN, BN3 7GE

  Started: 05 Oct, 06:25

  Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 05 Oct, 08:30

  Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~192

  An underground electricity cable faulted on our high voltage network, causing an area wide power cut.

  Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

• restored UK Power Networks

  BN1 4GU, BN1 4LG, BN1 4

  Started: 04 Oct, 20:34

  Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): by 05 Oct, 01:30

  Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~34

  A fault occurred on a piece of our electrical equipment which controls the power to your home.

  Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Last 14 days

"Brighton and Hove" is an Office for National Statistics "Built-up Area", not an administrative district -- it covers the built-up extent of the town, which may include neighbouring postcode areas. The outline on the map is that boundary, simplified for display. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

If your power is off right now, call 105, free, 24/7 -- we're an information service, not the operator. See the operator directory for who covers this area, or our FAQ if you think you may be due compensation.

We've been collecting outage data since 12 September 2026.

Postcode sectors covered

Every postcode sector this page's data is drawn from -- 35 in total.

• BN1 1
• BN1 2
• BN1 3
• BN1 4
• BN1 5
• BN1 6
• BN1 7
• BN1 8
• BN1 9
• BN2 0
• BN2 1
• BN2 3
• BN2 4
• BN2 5
• BN2 6
• BN2 7
• BN2 8
• BN2 9
• BN3 1
• BN3 2
• BN3 3
• BN3 4
• BN3 5
• BN3 6
• BN3 7
• BN3 8
• BN41 1
• BN41 2
• BN41 9
• BN42 4
• BN50 8
• BN50 9
• BN51 9
• BN52 9
• BN88 1