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Housing in TN40 2GX

What the homes in TN40 2GX 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
2,142 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.5%). Flats make up 23.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

TN40 2GXEngland
Detached19%22.9%
Semi-detached42.5%31.5%
Terraced15.2%23%
Purpose-built flat17.6%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%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.2% of households in the TN40 2GX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.6% own outright and 36.6% with a mortgage.

TN40 2GX
69%
14%
13%
England
  • Owned69.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.4%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented12.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TN40 2GXEngland
Owned outright32.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association11.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TN40 2GXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.4%). 26.3% of households include dependent children.

TN40 2GXEngland
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 TN40 2GX (Bexhill North & Sidley) (about 2,142 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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