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Housing in BN3 1JB

What the homes in BN3 1JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hove Central
Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,616 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (59.3%). Flats make up 95%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BN3 1JBEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached1.6%31.5%
Terraced2.5%23%
Purpose-built flat31.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house59.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.5% of households in the BN3 1JB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 68.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 9% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

BN3 1JB
28%
69%
England
  • Owned28.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented68.8%20.5%
  • Social rented2.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN3 1JBEngland
Owned outright9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent65.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 48.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN3 1JBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.3%). 10.3% of households include dependent children.

BN3 1JBEngland
Living alone, under 6642.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children25%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Brighton and Hove

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Brighton and Hove (August 2026, −1.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Brighton and HoveEngland
All homes£1,808£1,459
One bedroom£1,189£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,518£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,797£1,489
Four or more£2,478£2,161
Detached£2,219£1,640
Semi-detached£2,023£1,449
Terraced£1,986£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,381£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN3 1JB (Hove Central) (about 1,616 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.

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