Housing in BN25 1SQ
What the homes in BN25 1SQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Seaford Town
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
BN25 1SQSeaford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (42.8%). Flats make up 21.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
73.8% of households in the BN25 1SQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 48.3% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented12.7%20.5%
- Social rented11.5%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. 33.6% 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 (21.4%). 19.2% 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). 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 BN25 1SQ (Seaford Town) (about 1,555 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.