Housing in BN23 5PG
What the homes in BN23 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sovereign Harbour
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,403 (2024)
BN23 5PGEastbourne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.6%). Flats make up 36.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN23 5PG area is below that, at 50.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.2% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.5%1%
- Private rented16.2%20.5%
- Social rented30.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 31% 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 17%. 21% 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 5PG sits in (Sovereign Harbour): about 1,403 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.