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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003499

Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East

Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,849 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
7,849

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,761

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,558.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Bowthorpe & West Earlham, Norwich13,033 residents · 33.7% owned · 26.6% no carTrefforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,431 residents · 44.5% owned · 32.9% no carEarlham, Norwich12,265 residents · 36.9% owned · 29.9% no carFalmouth North, Cornwall8,286 residents · 43.1% owned · 27.8% no carWithington North & Old Moat, Manchester9,461 residents · 34.9% owned · 32.5% no carCanterbury Barracks, Canterbury9,728 residents · 26.5% owned · 41.2% no car

Most similar within Brighton and Hove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West, Brighton and Hove8,547 residents · 33.5% owned · 44.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East

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

Tenure

Social rented42.4%
1,171 households
Owned35.9%
991 households
Private rented19.7%
543 households
Shared ownership1.4%
38 households
Lives rent free0.7%
18 households
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.3%
1,721 households
Terraced16%
442 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
382 households
Detached5.1%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,125 households
No cars or vans in household33.3%
919 households
2 cars or vans in household18.1%
501 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
217 households
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45%
1,243 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
712 households
4 or more bedrooms20.2%
559 households
1 bedroom9%
249 households
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.3%
1,581 households
One-person household21.8%
603 households
Other household types20.9%
576 households
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.8%
768 households
1 person in household21.9%
605 households
3 people in household19.8%
547 households
4 people in household16.7%
460 households
5 people in household8.5%
235 households
6 people in household3.5%
97 households
7 people in household1.2%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,214 residents
15–2932.5%
2,550 residents
30–4417.4%
1,365 residents
45–6422.2%
1,744 residents
65 and over12.4%
970 residents
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
6,712 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
337 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
336 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
254 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
211 residents
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications25.6%
1,673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,521 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.7%
3,058 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
2,953 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student8.1%
533 residents aged 16 and over
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students23.2%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
3,341 residents
Good health34.6%
2,716 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,193 residents
Bad health5.8%
459 residents
Very bad health1.8%
140 residents
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
5,895 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
1,957 residents
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,031 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.3%
865 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.3%
644 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
205 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East · 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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