Housing in BN20 7RB
What the homes in BN20 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Meads
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,240 (2024)
BN20 7RBEastbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (27.8%). Flats make up 53.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN20 7RB area is above that, at 72.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.2% of households against 20.5%. 57.1% own outright and 15.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented26.2%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%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 1.9 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 27.1%. 12.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Eastbourne
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Eastbourne, August 2026, +1.1% 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 7RB sits in (Meads): about 2,240 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.