Housing in BN2 8EJ
What the homes in BN2 8EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,319 (2024)
BN2 8EJBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (60.8%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 8EJ area is above that, at 84.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.3% of households against 20.5%. 47.1% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 35.6% 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 23.7%. 19.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Lewes
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewes, August 2026, +5.9% 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 8EJ sits in (East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs): about 1,319 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.