Housing in BN23 7NS
What the homes in BN23 7NS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Langney East
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
BN23 7NSEastbourne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44%). Flats make up 38.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.7% of households in the BN23 7NS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 23% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented19.2%20.5%
- Social rented36.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.7% 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 66 or over (20.1%). 29% 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 7NS (Langney East) (about 1,874 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.