Housing in BN6 9HS
What the homes in BN6 9HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,810 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.7%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN6 9HS area is broadly in line with that, at 55.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 26.4% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented8.6%20.5%
- Social rented34.4%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 2.5 people living in it. 23.6% 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 25.2%. 32.9% 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 9HS sits in (Hurstpierpoint & Bolney): about 1,810 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.