Housing in BN20 7SU
What the homes in BN20 7SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Meads
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,732 (2024)
BN20 7SUEastbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (37.5%). Flats make up 68.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN20 7SU area is above that, at 72.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.1% of households against 20.5%. 56.6% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented21.1%20.5%
- Social rented5.4%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 1.7 people living in it. 48.4% 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 32.1%. 8.8% 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 7SU sits in (Meads): about 1,732 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.