Housing in BN2 5TA
What the homes in BN2 5TA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Roedean & Marina
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,956 (2024)
BN2 5TABrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (44.2%). Flats make up 77.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 5TA area is below that, at 49.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.1% of households against 20.5%. 29.3% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented43.1%20.5%
- Social rented7.2%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 1.9 people living in it. 41.5% 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 27.5%. 15.2% 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 5TA sits in (Roedean & Marina): about 1,956 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.