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Housing in TN39 5BB

What the homes in TN39 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bexhill North & Sidley
Council
Rother
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,002 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (39%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

TN39 5BBEngland
Detached5.2%22.9%
Semi-detached39%31.5%
Terraced31.7%23%
Purpose-built flat18.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN39 5BB area is well below that, at 39.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.4% of households against 20.5%. 19.3% own outright and 20.5% with a mortgage.

TN39 5BB
40%
23%
35%
England
  • Owned39.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented23.4%20.5%
  • Social rented34.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

TN39 5BBEngland
Owned outright19.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association28.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN39 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.6%. 30.6% of households include dependent children.

TN39 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Rother

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rother, August 2026, +0.7% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

RotherEngland
All homes£1,165£1,459
One bedroom£804£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,031£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,295£1,489
Four or more£1,913£2,161
Detached£1,590£1,640
Semi-detached£1,291£1,449
Terraced£1,181£1,435
Flat or maisonette£925£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN39 5BB sits in (Bexhill North & Sidley): about 2,002 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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