Housing in BN27 4FF
What the homes in BN27 4FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,946 (2024)
BN27 4FFHailsham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.9%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN27 4FF area is broadly in line with that, at 64.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7% of households against 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 43.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.8%1%
- Private rented7%20.5%
- Social rented21.9%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 2.6 people living in it. 16.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 28.5%. 41.9% 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 4FF sits in (Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean): about 1,946 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.