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Housing in BN20 7JW

What the homes in BN20 7JW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Meads
Council
Eastbourne
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,353 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.7%). Flats make up 84.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BN20 7JWEngland
Detached6.3%22.9%
Semi-detached2.8%31.5%
Terraced6.7%23%
Purpose-built flat68.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.4% of households in the BN20 7JW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 67% own outright and 10.4% with a mortgage.

BN20 7JW
77%
14%
England
  • Owned77.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented14.5%20.5%
  • Social rented8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN20 7JWEngland
Owned outright67%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association7.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 53.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN20 7JWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (41.4%). 4.4% of households include dependent children.

BN20 7JWEngland
Living alone, under 6611.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over41.4%12.8%
Couple, no children11.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children3.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over25.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Eastbourne

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Eastbourne (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

EastbourneEngland
All homes£1,169£1,459
One bedroom£819£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,079£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,306£1,489
Four or more£1,796£2,161
Detached£1,478£1,640
Semi-detached£1,295£1,449
Terraced£1,175£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,016£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN20 7JW (Meads) (about 1,353 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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