Housing in BN3 1PR
What the homes in BN3 1PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
BN3 1PRHove
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (44.3%). Flats make up 80%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN3 1PR area is below that, at 47.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 42.5% of households against 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.2%1%
- Private rented42.5%20.5%
- Social rented6.8%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 2.0 people living in it. 39.7% 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 26.9%. 18.4% of households include dependent children.
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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN3 1PR sits in (Goldsmid East): about 1,852 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.