Housing in TN40 1LY
What the homes in TN40 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill Central
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
TN40 1LYBexhill-on-Sea
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (48.3%). Flats make up 90.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN40 1LY area is broadly in line with that, at 59.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 36.1% of households against 20.5%. 45% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented36.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.9%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 1.6 people living in it. 57% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 30.9%. 10.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN40 1LY sits in (Bexhill Central): about 1,576 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.