Housing in BN2 5QQ
What the homes in BN2 5QQ 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
- 1,449 (2024)
BN2 5QQBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38.7%). Flats make up 40.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 5QQ area is less than half that, at 10.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.5% of households against 20.5%. 2.8% own outright and 7.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned10.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented8.5%20.5%
- Social rented79.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 18.9%. 37.6% 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 5QQ sits in (Whitehawk): about 1,449 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.