Housing in BN3 7BB
What the homes in BN3 7BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid West
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
BN3 7BBHove
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (34.2%). Flats make up 66.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN3 7BB area is broadly in line with that, at 55.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 36.1% of households against 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented36.1%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%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. 41.4% 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 26.5%. 22.6% 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 7BB sits in (Goldsmid West): about 1,830 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.