Housing in BN6 9PP
What the homes in BN6 9PP 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
- 1,428 (2024)
BN6 9PPHassocks
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (65.8%). Flats make up 12.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN6 9PP area is well above that, at 86.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.5% of households against 20.5%. 50.9% own outright and 35.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12.5%20.5%
- Social rented1%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 2.4 people living in it. 25.1% 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 27.2%. 29.8% 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 9PP sits in (Hassocks, Keymer & East Hurstpierpoint): about 1,428 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.