Housing in BN10 8RT
What the homes in BN10 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,355 (2024)
BN10 8RTPeacehaven
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.6%). Flats make up 7.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN10 8RT area is broadly in line with that, at 64.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15% of households against 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.8%1%
- Private rented15%20.5%
- Social rented17.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.4% 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 19.4%. 27.9% 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 8RT sits in (Peacehaven East): about 2,355 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.