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Housing in BN16 3AE

What the homes in BN16 3AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Angmering South
Council
Arun
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,837 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.7%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

BN16 3AEEngland
Detached11.5%22.9%
Semi-detached25.5%31.5%
Terraced35.7%23%
Purpose-built flat24.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.8% of households in the BN16 3AE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.2% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

BN16 3AE
55%
18%
25%
England
  • Owned54.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented17.8%20.5%
  • Social rented25.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN16 3AEEngland
Owned outright29.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council18.2%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN16 3AEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.8%). 23% of households include dependent children.

BN16 3AEEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.8%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Arun

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Arun (August 2026, +3.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ArunEngland
All homes£1,231£1,459
One bedroom£849£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,140£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,395£1,489
Four or more£1,982£2,161
Detached£1,675£1,640
Semi-detached£1,359£1,449
Terraced£1,269£1,435
Flat or maisonette£978£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN16 3AE (Angmering South) (about 1,837 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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