Housing in BN10 8HT
What the homes in BN10 8HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,186 (2024)
BN10 8HTPeacehaven
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (56.1%). Flats make up 58.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN10 8HT area is below that, at 49%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.9% of households against 20.5%. 27.9% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned49%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented32.9%20.5%
- Social rented17.7%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 1.9 people living in it. 47.1% 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 25%. 18.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Lewes
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewes, August 2026, +5.9% 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 BN10 8HT sits in (Peacehaven West): about 1,186 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.