Housing in BN20 0EA
What the homes in BN20 0EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,162 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (75.8%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN20 0EA area is above that, at 83.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.3% of households against 20.5%. 61.5% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 25.5%. 13.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wealden
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wealden, August 2026, +1.6% 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 BN20 0EA sits in (Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean): about 2,162 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.