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Housing in BN9 9QB

What the homes in BN9 9QB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Newhaven Town
Council
Lewes
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,749 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34%). Flats make up 43.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

BN9 9QBEngland
Detached8.1%22.9%
Semi-detached14.7%31.5%
Terraced34%23%
Purpose-built flat24.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.8% of households in the BN9 9QB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.3% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

BN9 9QB
52%
40%
England
  • Owned51.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented40%20.5%
  • Social rented7.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BN9 9QBEngland
Owned outright28.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council5.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BN9 9QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.2%). 27.8% of households include dependent children.

BN9 9QBEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lewes

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewes (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LewesEngland
All homes£1,333£1,459
One bedroom£924£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,217£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,506£1,489
Four or more£2,170£2,161
Detached£1,822£1,640
Semi-detached£1,468£1,449
Terraced£1,372£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,061£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BN9 9QB (Newhaven Town) (about 1,749 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.

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