Housing in BN3 5BB
What the homes in BN3 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
BN3 5BBHove
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (56.8%). Flats make up 37.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN3 5BB area is broadly in line with that, at 56%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 28.7% of households against 20.5%. 19% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.
- Owned56%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented28.7%20.5%
- Social rented13.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.9% 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 23.5%. 30.2% 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 5BB sits in (Aldrington): about 1,681 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.