Housing in BN41 1AE
What the homes in BN41 1AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Portslade by Sea
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
BN41 1AEBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (53%). Flats make up 14.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN41 1AE area is broadly in line with that, at 55.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented26%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.4%. 30.3% 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 BN41 1AE sits in (Portslade by Sea): about 1,643 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.