Housing in BN25 1BE
What the homes in BN25 1BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Seaford Town
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
BN25 1BESeaford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (25.4%). Flats make up 41.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN25 1BE area is broadly in line with that, at 65.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20% of households against 20.5%. 43.5% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented20%20.5%
- Social rented14.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 44.3% 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 27.7%. 12.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Lewes
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewes, August 2026, +5.9% 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 BN25 1BE sits in (Seaford Town): about 1,458 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.