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Housing in BN2 9PF

What the homes in BN2 9PF 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (87.5%). Flats make up 97.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BN2 9PFEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced1.2%23%
Purpose-built flat87.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

12.5% of households in the BN2 9PF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 5.2% own outright and 7.3% with a mortgage.

BN2 9PF
13%
28%
56%
England
  • Owned12.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented27.6%20.5%
  • Social rented55.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free2.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN2 9PFEngland
Owned outright5.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council48.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

BN2 9PFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.5%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

BN2 9PFEngland
Living alone, under 6637.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.7%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Brighton and HoveEngland
All homes£1,808£1,459
One bedroom£1,189£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,518£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,797£1,489
Four or more£2,478£2,161
Detached£2,219£1,640
Semi-detached£2,023£1,449
Terraced£1,986£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,381£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN2 9PF (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.

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