Housing in BN1 9QL
What the homes in BN1 9QL 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
- 5,183 (2024)
BN1 9QLBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (64.9%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN1 9QL area is below that, at 52.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.8% of households against 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented24.8%20.5%
- Social rented20.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.5%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. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 22.6%. 20.9% 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 9QL sits in (Coldean & Moulsecoomb North): about 5,183 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.