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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003501

Withdean Woods

Withdean Woods is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,385 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
8,385

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,664

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,571.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.2%

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.

Hampton Wick & Teddington East, Richmond upon Thames10,755 residents · 61.6% owned · 25.6% no carHampton Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,022 residents · 70.0% owned · 20.5% no carChiswick South West, Hounslow8,402 residents · 52.8% owned · 33.4% no carTunbridge Wells West, Tunbridge Wells7,572 residents · 71.0% owned · 16.6% no carShortlands Bromley Road, Bromley8,400 residents · 68.6% owned · 21.3% no carSouthborough, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 64.4% owned · 21.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Withdean Woods

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

Tenure

Owned64.5%
2,363 households
Private rented31.6%
1,158 households
Social rented3.2%
119 households
Shared ownership0.6%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.5%
972 households
Detached21.8%
799 households
Terraced21.5%
789 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19%
695 households
Semi-detached9.6%
351 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.4%
1,810 households
No cars or vans in household25.5%
935 households
2 cars or vans in household20.3%
742 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
177 households
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms30.9%
1,134 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,112 households
3 bedrooms19.7%
721 households
1 bedroom19%
697 households
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
2,272 households
One-person household29.8%
1,091 households
Other household types8.2%
302 households
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,338 households
1 person in household29.8%
1,091 households
3 people in household16.7%
612 households
4 people in household12.6%
462 households
5 people in household3.4%
124 households
6 people in household0.6%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,320 residents
15–2918.5%
1,551 residents
30–4420.7%
1,734 residents
45–6430.2%
2,529 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,251 residents
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.9%
7,280 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
412 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%
367 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
210 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
112 residents
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.2%
4,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
678 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.4%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.3%
4,672 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.5%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.7%
1,919 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,656 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.5%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.6%
4,750 residents
Good health31.4%
2,630 residents
Fair health9.1%
763 residents
Bad health2.2%
188 residents
Very bad health0.6%
54 residents
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
7,250 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,135 residents
Withdean Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.1%
2,167 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
1,100 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
306 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Withdean Woods · 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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