Housing in BN27 2LW
What the homes in BN27 2LW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,821 (2024)
BN27 2LWHailsham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (32.7%). Flats make up 7.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.7% of households in the BN27 2LW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 32.9% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.6%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented30.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.7%). 31% 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). 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 BN27 2LW (Hailsham East) (about 1,821 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.