Housing in TN21 8SU
What the homes in TN21 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broad Oak & Horam
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,539 (2024)
TN21 8SUHeathfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56.1%). Flats make up 10.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN21 8SU area is above that, at 83.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented15.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22%. 19.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wealden
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wealden, August 2026, +1.6% 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 TN21 8SU sits in (Broad Oak & Horam): about 1,539 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.