Housing in BN24 6LY
What the homes in BN24 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross, Westham & Pevensey Bay
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (35.3%). Flats make up 25%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN24 6LY area is above that, at 77%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.9% of households against 20.5%. 55% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.
- Owned77%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented21.9%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%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 1.9 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 27.1%. 10.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wealden
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wealden, August 2026, +1.6% 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 BN24 6LY sits in (Stone Cross, Westham & Pevensey Bay): about 1,489 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.