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Housing in BN17 6LN

What the homes in BN17 6LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Littlehampton East
Council
Arun
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,648 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BN17 6LNEngland
Detached18.7%22.9%
Semi-detached40%31.5%
Terraced27.6%23%
Purpose-built flat10.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.6% of households in the BN17 6LN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 44% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

BN17 6LN
73%
17%
England
  • Owned72.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented16.9%20.5%
  • Social rented10.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN17 6LNEngland
Owned outright44%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN17 6LNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.8%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

BN17 6LNEngland
Living alone, under 6615.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 BN17 6LN (Littlehampton East) (about 1,648 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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