Housing in RH15 8GW
What the homes in RH15 8GW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill Central
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,952 (2024)
RH15 8GWBurgess Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (51.4%). Flats make up 16.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH15 8GW area is below that, at 53.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.9% of households against 20.5%. 20.7% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented13.9%20.5%
- Social rented30.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.4% 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 20.8%. 28.1% of households include dependent children.
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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood RH15 8GW sits in (Burgess Hill Central): about 1,952 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.