Housing in BN43 5FF
What the homes in BN43 5FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Marsh Barn & Widewater
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
BN43 5FFShoreham-by-Sea
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.1%). Flats make up 22%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN43 5FF area is below that, at 47.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.1% of households against 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented13.1%20.5%
- Social rented38.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.7% 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 19.8%. 26.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN43 5FF sits in (Marsh Barn & Widewater): about 1,853 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.