Housing in BN1 7DY
What the homes in BN1 7DY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
BN1 7DYBrighton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.1%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.9% of households in the BN1 7DY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.8% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented26.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 21.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.8%). 35.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN1 7DY (Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West) (about 1,545 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.