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Housing in BN2 0GT

What the homes in BN2 0GT 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40%). Flats make up 44.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

BN2 0GTEngland
Detached2.2%22.9%
Semi-detached13.7%31.5%
Terraced40%23%
Purpose-built flat17.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house24.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.3% of households in the BN2 0GT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

BN2 0GT
47%
32%
20%
England
  • Owned47.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented31.9%20.5%
  • Social rented20.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN2 0GTEngland
Owned outright21.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council14.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.9%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

BN2 0GTEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.3%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

BN2 0GTEngland
Living alone, under 6623.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.9%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Brighton and HoveEngland
All homes£1,808£1,459
One bedroom£1,189£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,518£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,797£1,489
Four or more£2,478£2,161
Detached£2,219£1,640
Semi-detached£2,023£1,449
Terraced£1,986£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,381£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN2 0GT (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.

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