Housing in BN2 4BA
What the homes in BN2 4BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,799 (2024)
BN2 4BABrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.3%). Flats make up 22.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 4BA area is well below that, at 40.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.8% of households against 20.5%. 22.2% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented34.8%20.5%
- Social rented23.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.7% 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 33.7%. 16.9% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN2 4BA sits in (Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West): about 1,799 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.