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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003492

Coldean & Moulsecoomb North

Coldean & Moulsecoomb North is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,115 residents in Brighton and Hove. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brighton and Hove
10,115

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,078

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,679.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

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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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Coldean & Moulsecoomb North

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

Tenure

Social rented40.6%
843 households
Owned39.4%
819 households
Private rented18.9%
393 households
Lives rent free0.8%
17 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57%
1,185 households
Terraced20.1%
418 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
284 households
Detached5%
104 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
70 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
819 households
No cars or vans in household31.7%
659 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
426 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
175 households
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%
903 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
448 households
4 or more bedrooms21.3%
442 households
1 bedroom13.8%
287 households
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56%
1,163 households
One-person household24.5%
510 households
Other household types19.5%
405 households
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.2%
544 households
1 person in household24.5%
510 households
3 people in household18.9%
393 households
4 people in household15.9%
330 households
5 people in household8.3%
173 households
6 people in household3.8%
79 households
7 people in household1.5%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 158.5%
858 residents
15–2960%
6,068 residents
30–4410.5%
1,065 residents
45–6413.5%
1,366 residents
65 and over7.5%
759 residents
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.6%
7,849 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
867 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
544 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
495 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
358 residents
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications50.7%
4,658 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.5%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.9%
728 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive60.6%
5,572 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)24.4%
2,240 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student15%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students58.8%
5,402 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.7%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.4%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.1%
287 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
4,721 residents
Good health36.2%
3,665 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,238 residents
Bad health3.8%
381 residents
Very bad health1.1%
109 residents
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
7,941 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
2,175 residents
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
709 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.5%
676 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.9%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.5%
177 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
20 households
Coldean & Moulsecoomb North · 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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