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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003509

Goldsmid West

Goldsmid West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,890 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
8,890

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,599

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,947.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.1%

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.

Surbiton South, Kingston upon Thames7,954 residents · 42.1% owned · 37.2% no carTunbridge Wells Central, Tunbridge Wells9,097 residents · 40.1% owned · 30.4% no carTufnell Park West, Camden7,813 residents · 40.5% owned · 56.1% no carSurbiton North, Kingston upon Thames7,199 residents · 43.9% owned · 40.1% no carSouthsea West, Portsmouth6,748 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.5% no carStroud Green, Haringey6,120 residents · 38.8% owned · 58.6% no car

Most similar within Brighton and Hove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

King Alfred, Brighton and Hove7,576 residents · 46.0% owned · 43.0% no carGoldsmid East, Brighton and Hove8,651 residents · 52.3% owned · 39.4% no carHove Central, Brighton and Hove8,181 residents · 35.2% owned · 51.8% no carSeven Dials, Brighton and Hove8,466 residents · 35.3% owned · 60.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Goldsmid West

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

Tenure

Private rented49.2%
2,261 households
Owned38.9%
1,789 households
Social rented11.2%
513 households
Shared ownership0.6%
26 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits41.3%
1,899 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.3%
1,716 households
Terraced10.6%
487 households
Semi-detached4.8%
222 households
Detached2.5%
115 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
89 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
69 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.2%
2,081 households
1 car or van in household44.1%
2,030 households
2 cars or vans in household9.3%
426 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
62 households
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom41.5%
1,906 households
2 bedrooms35.8%
1,645 households
3 bedrooms13.2%
608 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
438 households
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.3%
2,176 households
One-person household42.8%
1,968 households
Other household types9.9%
454 households
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.8%
1,968 households
2 people in household35.5%
1,632 households
3 people in household12.5%
574 households
4 people in household7.1%
327 households
5 people in household1.6%
75 households
6 people in household0.4%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
1,110 residents
15–2921.2%
1,888 residents
30–4429.5%
2,620 residents
45–6424.6%
2,183 residents
65 and over12.2%
1,088 residents
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.1%
7,387 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
476 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%
415 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
402 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
209 residents
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.1%
4,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.5%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.7%
5,393 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.3%
2,189 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
2,016 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
4,593 residents
Good health32.2%
2,867 residents
Fair health10.9%
968 residents
Bad health4.1%
364 residents
Very bad health1.1%
98 residents
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
7,277 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,613 residents
Goldsmid West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
2,273 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,455 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
642 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
204 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
24 households
Goldsmid West · 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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