Housing in BN3 8DB
What the homes in BN3 8DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hangleton North
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
BN3 8DBHove
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (53.6%). Flats make up 72.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN3 8DB area is less than half that, at 29.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented52.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.7% 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 22.1%. 31.1% 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 8DB sits in (Hangleton North): about 1,387 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.