Housing in BN25 4LY
What the homes in BN25 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Seaford Eastbourne Road
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,332 (2024)
BN25 4LYSeaford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (70%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN25 4LY area is above that, at 81.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.3% of households against 20.5%. 57.8% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented10.3%20.5%
- Social rented7.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 29%. 17.6% 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 4LY sits in (Seaford Eastbourne Road): about 1,332 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.