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Housing in BN3 4BQ

What the homes in BN3 4BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aldrington South
Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,713 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (28%). Flats make up 61.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BN3 4BQEngland
Detached13.7%22.9%
Semi-detached19.1%31.5%
Terraced5.7%23%
Purpose-built flat27.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house28%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.8% of households in the BN3 4BQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.

BN3 4BQ
61%
34%
England
  • Owned60.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented33.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN3 4BQEngland
Owned outright31.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN3 4BQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

BN3 4BQEngland
Living alone, under 6621.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.8%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 4BQ (Aldrington South) (about 1,713 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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