Housing in BN23 5NE
What the homes in BN23 5NE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sovereign Harbour
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,248 (2024)
BN23 5NEEastbourne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (77.7%). Flats make up 79%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.2% of households in the BN23 5NE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.4% own outright and 18.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented39%20.5%
- Social rented2.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.4%). 14.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN23 5NE (Sovereign Harbour) (about 1,248 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.