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Housing in BN1 3PJ

What the homes in BN1 3PJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Seven Dials
Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (51.9%). Flats make up 84.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BN1 3PJEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.9%31.5%
Terraced14.6%23%
Purpose-built flat28.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house51.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.9% of households in the BN1 3PJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 61.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 13.1% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.

BN1 3PJ
34%
61%
England
  • Owned33.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented61.2%20.5%
  • Social rented4.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN1 3PJEngland
Owned outright13.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent58.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 49.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN1 3PJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (44.2%). 11.4% of households include dependent children.

BN1 3PJEngland
Living alone, under 6644.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children24.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.2%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 3PJ (Seven Dials) (about 1,750 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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