Housing in BN1 9DB
What the homes in BN1 9DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Coldean & Moulsecoomb North
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,710 (2024)
BN1 9DBBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.9%). Flats make up 20.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN1 9DB area is broadly in line with that, at 56.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.3% of households against 20.5%. 33.3% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented17.3%20.5%
- Social rented25.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.3%. 19.6% 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 9DB sits in (Coldean & Moulsecoomb North): about 2,710 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.