Housing in BN2 3HS
What the homes in BN2 3HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Round Hill
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
BN2 3HSBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (40%). Flats make up 65.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 3HS area is well below that, at 34.7%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 48.6% of households against 20.5%. 14.6% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented48.6%20.5%
- Social rented16.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 29.2%. 12.3% 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 3HS sits in (Round Hill): about 1,782 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.