Housing in BN43 5WT
What the homes in BN43 5WT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoreham Central & Beach
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,258 (2024)
BN43 5WTShoreham-by-Sea
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (28.7%). Flats make up 37.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN43 5WT area is above that, at 80.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.9% of households against 20.5%. 54.3% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented17.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%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 1.9 people living in it. 42.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 29.4%. 18.3% 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 5WT sits in (Shoreham Central & Beach): about 1,258 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.