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Housing in TN39 5BT

What the homes in TN39 5BT 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
1,343 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.2%). Flats make up 35.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

TN39 5BTEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached43.2%31.5%
Terraced16.8%23%
Purpose-built flat34.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33% of households in the TN39 5BT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.4% own outright and 13.6% with a mortgage.

TN39 5BT
33%
55%
England
  • Owned33%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented11.3%20.5%
  • Social rented54.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TN39 5BTEngland
Owned outright19.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council11.3%8.3%
From a housing association43.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN39 5BTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.6%). 30.8% of households include dependent children.

TN39 5BTEngland
Living alone, under 6618.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN39 5BT (Bexhill North & Sidley) (about 1,343 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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