Housing in BN2 1ND
What the homes in BN2 1ND 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
- 1,580 (2024)
BN2 1NDBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (48.8%). Flats make up 85.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 1ND area is well below that, at 43.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 50.2% of households against 20.5%. 22.7% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented50.2%20.5%
- Social rented5.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 49.9% 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 39.9%. 7.3% 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 1ND sits in (Kemptown): about 1,580 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.