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Housing
Tenure, overcrowding and dwelling stock across East Sussex.
Key findings
- Hastings and Eastbourne have the lowest rates of owner-occupied housing.
- Hastings has the highest proportion of socially rented housing in the county.
- Wealden has the highest rate of owner-occupied housing.
- Overcrowding affects 15% of socially rented households, compared to 2% of owner-occupied households.
At a glance: dwelling tenure (2021)
| Area | Owner occupied | Privately rented | Socially rented |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sussex | 68% | 19% | 13% |
| Eastbourne | 59% | 26% | 15% |
| Hastings | 54% | 26% | 20% |
| Lewes | 67% | 18% | 15% |
| Rother | 72% | 18% | 10% |
| Wealden | 77% | 14% | 9% |