Housing in BN2 9AB
What the homes in BN2 9AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St James's Street & Queen's Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,489 (2024)
BN2 9ABBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (87.5%). Flats make up 97.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN2 9AB area is less than half that, at 12.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.6% of households against 20.5%. 5.2% own outright and 7.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned12.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented27.6%20.5%
- Social rented55.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free2.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.8% 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 37.5%. 16.9% 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 9AB sits in (St James's Street & Queen's Park): about 2,489 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.