Housing in BN2 5LR
What the homes in BN2 5LR 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
- 1,500 (2024)
BN2 5LRBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.6%). Flats make up 36.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 5LR area is less than half that, at 22.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.8% of households against 20.5%. 8.9% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.8%20.5%
- Social rented66.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 29.3% 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 21.8%. 26.7% 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 5LR sits in (Whitehawk): about 1,500 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.