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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003502

Portslade Village

Portslade Village is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,780 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
7,780

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,229

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,367.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.8%

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.

East Worthing, Worthing7,811 residents · 61.5% owned · 25.8% no carNewhaven West, Lewes6,070 residents · 55.2% owned · 24.4% no carItchen, Southampton8,126 residents · 53.7% owned · 23.8% no carSt Lukes, Southend-on-Sea11,208 residents · 63.3% owned · 22.6% no carMaybush, Southampton8,703 residents · 53.5% owned · 21.7% no carKingston & Southwick, Adur10,534 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Portslade Village

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

Tenure

Owned61.4%
1,982 households
Social rented20.9%
675 households
Private rented16.7%
539 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36%
1,163 households
Terraced33.3%
1,075 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.9%
610 households
Detached5.9%
189 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.8%
155 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,505 households
No cars or vans in household25.6%
828 households
2 cars or vans in household22.4%
722 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
174 households
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,446 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
948 households
1 bedroom13.9%
449 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
386 households
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
2,060 households
One-person household28.6%
922 households
Other household types7.6%
244 households
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
1,032 households
1 person in household28.6%
923 households
3 people in household19.1%
618 households
4 people in household14.4%
465 households
5 people in household4.1%
132 households
6 people in household1.5%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,435 residents
15–2916.3%
1,272 residents
30–4422.1%
1,723 residents
45–6427.6%
2,151 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,200 residents
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.8%
6,989 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
270 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
219 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
173 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
129 residents
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.8%
1,927 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
715 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
3,866 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,288 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,700 residents
Good health33.4%
2,602 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,024 residents
Bad health4.6%
361 residents
Very bad health1.2%
93 residents
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
6,214 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,567 residents
Portslade Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.4%
1,401 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,081 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
528 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
185 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
34 households
Portslade Village · 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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