Housing in BN2 0FA
What the homes in BN2 0FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehawk
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,395 (2024)
BN2 0FABrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (41.9%). Flats make up 43.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 0FA area is less than half that, at 28%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.5% of households against 20.5%. 12.3% own outright and 15.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned28%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented14.5%20.5%
- Social rented56.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 30.5%. 20% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Brighton and Hove
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Brighton and Hove, August 2026, −1.2% 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 BN2 0FA sits in (Whitehawk): about 1,395 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.