Housing in BN9 0BB
What the homes in BN9 0BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newhaven Town
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,037 (2024)
BN9 0BBNewhaven
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (25.8%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN9 0BB area is broadly in line with that, at 67.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 20.5%. 44.5% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented10.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.9% 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 22.1%. 21.4% 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 BN9 0BB sits in (Newhaven Town): about 2,037 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.