Housing in BN1 4EJ
What the homes in BN1 4EJ 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
- 1,249 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (52%). Flats make up 43.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN1 4EJ area is well below that, at 39.2%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41.9% of households against 20.5%. 21.4% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented41.9%20.5%
- Social rented17.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 33.8%. 8.7% of households include dependent children.
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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN1 4EJ sits in (North Laine & the Lanes): about 1,249 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.