Housing in BN1 7FA
What the homes in BN1 7FA 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 7FABrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.1%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN1 7FA area is broadly in line with that, at 59.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 couple with dependent children, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN1 7FA sits in (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.