Housing in BN2 5ET
What the homes in BN2 5ET are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehawk
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
BN2 5ETBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (52.1%). Flats make up 53.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 5ET area is less than half that, at 14.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 7.6% own outright and 6.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned14.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented8.7%20.5%
- Social rented75.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 44.4% 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 26.8%. 25.2% 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 5ET sits in (Whitehawk): about 1,613 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.