Housing in BN2 0GP
What the homes in BN2 0GP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St James's Street & Queen's Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
BN2 0GPBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40%). Flats make up 44.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 0GP area is below that, at 47.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.9% of households against 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented31.9%20.5%
- Social rented20.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.2% 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 23.3%. 24.1% 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 0GP sits in (St James's Street & Queen's Park): about 1,714 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.