Housing in BN2 9XU
What the homes in BN2 9XU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Elm Grove & Bear Road
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
BN2 9XUBrighton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (86.2%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.3% of households in the BN2 9XU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 41.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented30.1%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 25.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN2 9XU (Elm Grove & Bear Road) (about 1,724 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.