Housing in BN10 8UZ
What the homes in BN10 8UZ 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 8UZPeacehaven
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.1%). Flats make up 58.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49% of households in the BN10 8UZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.9% of households, well above the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged 66 or over (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN10 8UZ (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.