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Housing in BN42 4BB

What the homes in BN42 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingston & Southwick
Council
Adur
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,606 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (36.2%). Flats make up 40.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

BN42 4BBEngland
Detached7.2%22.9%
Semi-detached27.4%31.5%
Terraced25%23%
Purpose-built flat36.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN42 4BB area is below that, at 52.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.7% of households against 20.5%. 27% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

BN42 4BB
53%
16%
32%
England
  • Owned52.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented31.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BN42 4BBEngland
Owned outright27%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council24.5%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN42 4BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.2%. 33.7% of households include dependent children.

BN42 4BBEngland
Living alone, under 6612.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Adur

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Adur, August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

AdurEngland
All homes£1,410£1,459
One bedroom£1,000£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,299£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,606£1,489
Four or more£2,076£2,161
Detached£1,810£1,640
Semi-detached£1,532£1,449
Terraced£1,496£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,158£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN42 4BB sits in (Kingston & Southwick): about 1,606 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.

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