Housing in BN41 2PY
What the homes in BN41 2PY 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
- 1,672 (2024)
BN41 2PYBrighton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.8%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN41 2PY area is broadly in line with that, at 59.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.3% of households against 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 33.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented25.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.1% 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 23.1%. 32.7% 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 2PY sits in (Portslade Village): about 1,672 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.