Housing in BN9 0LY
What the homes in BN9 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newhaven Town
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,955 (2024)
BN9 0LYNewhaven
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (30.6%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN9 0LY area is above that, at 74.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.9% of households against 20.5%. 43% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented13.9%20.5%
- Social rented10.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.2%. 21% 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 0LY sits in (Newhaven Town): about 1,955 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.