Housing in BN6 9SU
What the homes in BN6 9SU 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
- 2,422 (2024)
BN6 9SUHassocks
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (47.8%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN6 9SU area is above that, at 78.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.3% of households against 20.5%. 36.8% own outright and 42% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.9%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 2.7 people living in it. 20% 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 32.7%. 39% 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 9SU sits in (Hurstpierpoint & Bolney): about 2,422 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.