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Housing in BN15 9SL

What the homes in BN15 9SL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cokeham & Sompting
Council
Adur
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,572 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.1%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BN15 9SLEngland
Detached29.5%22.9%
Semi-detached49.1%31.5%
Terraced7.9%23%
Purpose-built flat13.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.2% of households in the BN15 9SL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 51.7% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

BN15 9SL
78%
England
  • Owned78.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented10.7%20.5%
  • Social rented10.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN15 9SLEngland
Owned outright51.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council9.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN15 9SLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.8%). 16.2% of households include dependent children.

BN15 9SLEngland
Living alone, under 669.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Adur

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Adur (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

AdurEngland
All homes£1,410£1,459
One bedroom£1,000£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,299£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,606£1,489
Four or more£2,076£2,161
Detached£1,810£1,640
Semi-detached£1,532£1,449
Terraced£1,496£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,158£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN15 9SL (Cokeham & Sompting) (about 1,572 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.

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