Housing in BN27 2BB
What the homes in BN27 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham Central & East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
BN27 2BBHailsham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (30.1%). Flats make up 41.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN27 2BB area is broadly in line with that, at 55.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.3% of households against 20.5%. 31.5% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented30.3%20.5%
- Social rented12.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 42% 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 21.1%. 18.3% 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 BN27 2BB sits in (Hailsham Central & East): about 1,526 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.