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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001456

Brighton le Sands & Crosby West

Brighton le Sands & Crosby West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,416 residents in Sefton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sefton
7,416

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,244

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,247.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Wallasey Village, Wirral7,614 residents · 74.4% owned · 20.0% no carMonkseaton, North Tyneside8,186 residents · 69.6% owned · 25.5% no carSandfield Park & Holly Lodge, Liverpool9,689 residents · 76.4% owned · 21.5% no carClaughton North, Wirral8,084 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.1% no carLow Fell West, Gateshead6,236 residents · 83.6% owned · 19.1% no carUpton West, Wirral8,071 residents · 74.7% owned · 18.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brighton le Sands & Crosby West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned71.3%
2,313 households
Private rented20.2%
656 households
Social rented8.2%
267 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.8%
1,683 households
Terraced21.1%
685 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
405 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.6%
246 households
Detached4.8%
155 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,491 households
No cars or vans in household24.2%
784 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
783 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
185 households
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.9%
1,455 households
2 bedrooms24%
778 households
4 or more bedrooms22.4%
725 households
1 bedroom8.8%
285 households
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,015 households
One-person household32.7%
1,059 households
Other household types5.2%
167 households
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,079 households
1 person in household32.6%
1,059 households
3 people in household16.3%
529 households
4 people in household12.6%
409 households
5 people in household3.2%
105 households
6 people in household1.4%
47 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,112 residents
15–2914.7%
1,086 residents
30–4418.1%
1,343 residents
45–6428.7%
2,129 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,742 residents
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,199 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
97 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
2,272 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
542 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,692 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,439 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,645 residents
Good health30.9%
2,288 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,045 residents
Bad health4.8%
356 residents
Very bad health1.1%
80 residents
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,940 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,474 residents
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.9%
1,650 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,082 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Brighton le Sands & Crosby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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