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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003512

Hanover

Hanover is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,956 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
8,956

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,726

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19,130.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.9%

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.

Roath, Cardiff7,516 residents · 46.6% owned · 31.2% no carSouthsea Fawcett Road, Portsmouth8,785 residents · 40.3% owned · 36.1% no carSt Paul's, Cheltenham8,096 residents · 40.1% owned · 32.2% no carHeavitree West & Polsloe, Exeter8,295 residents · 52.6% owned · 27.6% no carHeworth South & The Groves, York10,108 residents · 43.9% owned · 36.5% no carKingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset6,032 residents · 40.2% owned · 40.2% no car

Most similar within Brighton and Hove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Round Hill, Brighton and Hove8,967 residents · 40.9% owned · 48.4% no carElm Grove & Bear Road, Brighton and Hove8,705 residents · 56.9% owned · 34.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hanover

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

Tenure

Owned47.9%
1,784 households
Private rented38.6%
1,438 households
Social rented12.8%
478 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced54.9%
2,046 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.3%
682 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits18.2%
677 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.7%
138 households
Semi-detached3.4%
126 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
31 households
Detached0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,663 households
No cars or vans in household44.1%
1,644 households
2 cars or vans in household9.3%
347 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%
72 households
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.5%
1,173 households
3 bedrooms26.3%
979 households
1 bedroom23.3%
870 households
4 or more bedrooms18.9%
704 households
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.3%
1,760 households
One-person household32.7%
1,218 households
Other household types20%
744 households
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.7%
1,218 households
2 people in household32%
1,192 households
3 people in household15.5%
578 households
4 people in household13.5%
503 households
5 people in household3.5%
132 households
6 people in household2.1%
78 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512%
1,075 residents
15–2936%
3,228 residents
30–4423%
2,060 residents
45–6421.9%
1,957 residents
65 and over7.1%
636 residents
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.2%
7,720 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
551 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
321 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
186 residents
Other ethnic group2%
179 residents
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.9%
3,979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications28%
2,193 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.1%
557 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.8%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.8%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
4,361 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
2,648 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student10.5%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students28.5%
2,231 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,762 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.2%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
4,655 residents
Good health34.3%
3,068 residents
Fair health10%
897 residents
Bad health2.8%
248 residents
Very bad health1%
87 residents
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
7,290 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,665 residents
Hanover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%
1,855 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,195 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
534 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Hanover · 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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