Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003493

Patcham West & Westdene

Patcham West & Westdene is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,062 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

8,062

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,371

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

784.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Patcham West & Westdene

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

Tenure

Owned75.4%

2,541 households

Private rented17.9%

602 households

Social rented6.2%

209 households

Shared ownership0.4%

15 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.4%

1,294 households

Semi-detached30.1%

1,015 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.7%

832 households

Terraced4.3%

145 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%

41 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%

32 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

6 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

5 households

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%

1,494 households

2 cars or vans in household29.7%

999 households

No cars or vans in household16.6%

559 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%

314 households

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.6%

1,134 households

3 bedrooms32.9%

1,108 households

2 bedrooms23.5%

791 households

1 bedroom10%

338 households

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%

2,205 households

One-person household27.4%

924 households

Other household types7.1%

239 households

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%

1,179 households

1 person in household27.4%

924 households

3 people in household18.1%

611 households

4 people in household14.5%

488 households

5 people in household4%

135 households

6 people in household0.8%

28 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

7 people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%

1,359 residents

15–2913.9%

1,122 residents

30–4417.6%

1,417 residents

45–6428.9%

2,332 residents

65 and over22.7%

1,830 residents

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.6%

7,062 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%

368 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%

342 residents

Other ethnic group2.3%

187 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%

103 residents

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.4%

2,861 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.2%

1,069 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13%

857 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.6%

832 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%

521 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.5%

294 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

163 residents aged 16 and over

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%

3,869 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.7%

2,617 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

114 residents aged 16 and over

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%

1,603 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%

1,330 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%

924 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%

826 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%

551 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.2%

411 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%

394 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations5.4%

354 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%

204 residents aged 16 and over

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%

4,295 residents

Good health31.4%

2,532 residents

Fair health11.4%

923 residents

Bad health3.1%

246 residents

Very bad health0.8%

66 residents

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%

6,740 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%

1,322 residents

Patcham West & Westdene · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%

1,888 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%

1,063 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%

362 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%

53 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Patcham West & Westdene · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003493

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Patcham West & Westdene

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Patcham West & Westdene

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

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

Source and date are part of the record.