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Housing in RH15 0BY

What the homes in RH15 0BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burgess Hill South
Council
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,764 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (77.1%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RH15 0BYEngland
Detached77.1%22.9%
Semi-detached11.7%31.5%
Terraced1.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.5% of households in the RH15 0BY area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 56.7% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

RH15 0BY
88%
England
  • Owned88.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented7.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH15 0BYEngland
Owned outright56.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH15 0BYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (21.8%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

RH15 0BYEngland
Living alone, under 667%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Mid SussexEngland
All homes£1,423£1,459
One bedroom£1,009£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,291£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,621£1,489
Four or more£2,209£2,161
Detached£2,043£1,640
Semi-detached£1,605£1,449
Terraced£1,412£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,143£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH15 0BY (Burgess Hill South) (about 1,764 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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