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Housing in BN43 6BU

What the homes in BN43 6BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingston & Southwick
Council
Adur
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,344 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.5%). Flats make up 39.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

BN43 6BUEngland
Detached4.6%22.9%
Semi-detached31.5%31.5%
Terraced24%23%
Purpose-built flat36.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48% of households in the BN43 6BU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

BN43 6BU
48%
12%
40%
England
  • Owned48%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented39.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN43 6BUEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council28.3%8.3%
From a housing association11.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN43 6BUEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.6%). 26% of households include dependent children.

BN43 6BUEngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 BN43 6BU (Kingston & Southwick) (about 1,344 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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