Housing in BN20 8DB
What the homes in BN20 8DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Meads
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
BN20 8DBEastbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50.8%). Flats make up 12.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN20 8DB area is well above that, at 86.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 54.2% own outright and 32.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented3.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.5%. 26.3% 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 8DB sits in (Meads): about 1,516 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.