Housing in BN10 8SU
What the homes in BN10 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,769 (2024)
BN10 8SUPeacehaven
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43.6%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN10 8SU area is above that, at 77.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.6% of households against 20.5%. 49.6% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% 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 20.7%. 16.5% 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 8SU sits in (Peacehaven East): about 1,769 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.