Housing in BN26 5EB
What the homes in BN26 5EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Polegate
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,869 (2024)
BN26 5EBPolegate
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.1%). Flats make up 35.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN26 5EB area is broadly in line with that, at 60%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 28.9% of households against 20.5%. 30.9% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned60%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.5%1%
- Private rented28.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.7%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 2.1 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.3%. 24.6% 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 BN26 5EB sits in (Polegate): about 1,869 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.