Housing in RH15 8TH
What the homes in RH15 8TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
RH15 8THBurgess Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH15 8TH area is above that, at 78.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19% of households against 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 41.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented19%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%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 2.4 people living in it. 23.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.7%. 26.4% 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 8TH sits in (Burgess Hill West): about 1,681 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.