Housing in BN6 8FF
What the homes in BN6 8FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hassocks, Keymer & East Hurstpierpoint
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
BN6 8FFHassocks
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (55.1%). Flats make up 10.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN6 8FF area is well above that, at 86.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 53% own outright and 33.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented9.2%20.5%
- Social rented3.4%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 2.2 people living in it. 30.1% 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 21.6%. 24.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Mid Sussex
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mid Sussex, August 2026, +3.4% 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 BN6 8FF sits in (Hassocks, Keymer & East Hurstpierpoint): about 1,580 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.