Housing in BN41 2LY
What the homes in BN41 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Portslade Village
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,708 (2024)
BN41 2LYBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.5%). Flats make up 49.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN41 2LY area is below that, at 49.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23% of households against 20.5%. 18.7% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented23%20.5%
- Social rented26.5%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 2.1 people living in it. 39.2% 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 25.1%. 24.6% 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 BN41 2LY sits in (Portslade Village): about 1,708 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.