Housing in BN2 8AS
What the homes in BN2 8AS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rottingdean & Saltdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
BN2 8ASBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (62.6%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 8AS area is above that, at 76.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.3% of households against 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented17.3%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20%. 21.1% 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 8AS sits in (Rottingdean & Saltdean): about 1,878 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.