Housing in BN2 1JU
What the homes in BN2 1JU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kemptown
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
BN2 1JUBrighton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (91.9%). Flats make up 94.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
16.7% of households in the BN2 1JU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 12% own outright and 4.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned16.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented70.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 65.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (37.9%). 9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN2 1JU (Kemptown) (about 1,940 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.