Housing in BN23 5BB
What the homes in BN23 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sovereign Harbour
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
BN23 5BBEastbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (27.3%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN23 5BB area is above that, at 79.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.8% of households against 20.5%. 52.3% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented19.8%20.5%
- Social rented0.5%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 2.1 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 22.1%. 15.4% 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 BN23 5BB sits in (Sovereign Harbour): about 1,583 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.