Housing in RH15 0UG
What the homes in RH15 0UG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,150 (2024)
RH15 0UGBurgess Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH15 0UG area is above that, at 77.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 42.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership5%1%
- Private rented7.8%20.5%
- Social rented10%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 2.5 people living in it. 20.2% 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 28.6%. 33.6% 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 RH15 0UG sits in (Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell): about 3,150 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.