Housing in BN8 4BB
What the homes in BN8 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chailey, Newick & Barcombe
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (35.1%). Flats make up 11.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN8 4BB area is broadly in line with that, at 65.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented9.2%20.5%
- Social rented23.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.9% 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 18.7%. 25.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Lewes
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewes, August 2026, +5.9% 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 BN8 4BB sits in (Chailey, Newick & Barcombe): about 1,172 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.