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Housing in BN1 1QH

What the homes in BN1 1QH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
North Laine & the Lanes
Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,751 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.7%). Flats make up 65.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BN1 1QHEngland
Detached0.4%22.9%
Semi-detached3%31.5%
Terraced31.1%23%
Purpose-built flat43.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.4% of households in the BN1 1QH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 14.7% with a mortgage.

BN1 1QH
34%
47%
17%
England
  • Owned34.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented47.4%20.5%
  • Social rented17.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN1 1QHEngland
Owned outright19.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent44.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association12.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN1 1QHEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.1%). 11.7% of households include dependent children.

BN1 1QHEngland
Living alone, under 6629.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Brighton and Hove

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Brighton and Hove (August 2026, −1.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Brighton and HoveEngland
All homes£1,808£1,459
One bedroom£1,189£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,518£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,797£1,489
Four or more£2,478£2,161
Detached£2,219£1,640
Semi-detached£2,023£1,449
Terraced£1,986£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,381£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN1 1QH (North Laine & the Lanes) (about 1,751 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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