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Housing in TN40 2BB

What the homes in TN40 2BB 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
1,496 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (48.6%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.

TN40 2BBEngland
Detached9.1%22.9%
Semi-detached48.6%31.5%
Terraced30.1%23%
Purpose-built flat6.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN40 2BB area is broadly in line with that, at 57.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.6% of households against 20.5%. 25.1% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.

TN40 2BB
57%
21%
22%
England
  • Owned57.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented20.6%20.5%
  • Social rented21.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

TN40 2BBEngland
Owned outright25.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association18.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN40 2BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.4%. 32.8% of households include dependent children.

TN40 2BBEngland
Living alone, under 6613.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 TN40 2BB sits in (Bexhill North & Sidley): about 1,496 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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