Housing in BN20 8DS
What the homes in BN20 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town & Motcombe
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
BN20 8DSEastbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (56.1%). Flats make up 19.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN20 8DS area is broadly in line with that, at 66.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24% of households against 20.5%. 35.1% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented24%20.5%
- Social rented9.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.9%. 25.3% 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 8DS sits in (Old Town & Motcombe): about 1,581 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.