Housing in BN3 1RT
What the homes in BN3 1RT 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
- 1,894 (2024)
BN3 1RTHove
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (80.2%). Flats make up 92.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN3 1RT area is below that, at 46.1%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 44.2% of households against 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented44.2%20.5%
- Social rented7.2%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 1.9 people living in it. 43.7% 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 29.3%. 17.1% 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 1RT sits in (Goldsmid East): about 1,894 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.