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Housing in BN42 4BR

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

Neighbourhood
Kingston & Southwick
Council
Adur
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,360 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.8%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

BN42 4BREngland
Detached13.8%22.9%
Semi-detached25.8%31.5%
Terraced41.8%23%
Purpose-built flat11.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.2% of households in the BN42 4BR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

BN42 4BR
67%
19%
14%
England
  • Owned67.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented18.7%20.5%
  • Social rented14.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN42 4BREngland
Owned outright35.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council12.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN42 4BREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.2%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

BN42 4BREngland
Living alone, under 6614.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN42 4BR (Kingston & Southwick) (about 1,360 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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