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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003500

Fiveways

Fiveways is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,071 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
8,071

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,952

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,583

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.3%

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.

Twickenham West, Richmond upon Thames11,308 residents · 69.4% owned · 20.4% no carElthorne Park, Ealing6,713 residents · 71.7% owned · 24.8% no carAlexandra Park, Haringey6,474 residents · 68.6% owned · 27.1% no carWest Barnes, Merton8,886 residents · 72.0% owned · 20.5% no carTudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.7% no carMerton Park, Merton7,964 residents · 74.5% owned · 23.1% no car

Most similar within Brighton and Hove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aldrington, Brighton and Hove7,163 residents · 63.6% owned · 27.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fiveways

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
2,259 households
Private rented20.2%
597 households
Social rented2.9%
87 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced60%
1,770 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.5%
487 households
Semi-detached13.7%
405 households
Detached4.6%
136 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
106 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household55.4%
1,637 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
612 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
595 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
110 households
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,098 households
4 or more bedrooms37%
1,093 households
2 bedrooms16.3%
480 households
1 bedroom9.5%
282 households
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
2,015 households
One-person household19.9%
588 households
Other household types11.8%
349 households
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.3%
864 households
4 people in household21.7%
640 households
3 people in household21%
619 households
1 person in household19.9%
587 households
5 people in household6.3%
185 households
6 people in household1.4%
41 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,535 residents
15–2920.9%
1,689 residents
30–4418.6%
1,499 residents
45–6431.1%
2,508 residents
65 and over10.4%
839 residents
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.9%
7,175 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
431 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
245 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
125 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
95 residents
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.3%
3,618 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
665 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.7%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.2%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
4,277 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.8%
1,848 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.6%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%
1,746 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.4%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.3%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.4%
216 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.3%
4,788 residents
Good health30.9%
2,493 residents
Fair health7.4%
599 residents
Bad health1.8%
149 residents
Very bad health0.5%
42 residents
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
7,040 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,031 residents
Fiveways · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.6%
1,821 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.5%
842 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
242 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Fiveways · 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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