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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003517

North Laine & the Lanes

North Laine & the Lanes is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,738 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
10,738

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,400

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,775.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

66.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.6%

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.

Camden Town & Mornington Crescent, Camden6,223 residents · 25.7% owned · 69.4% no carPentonville, Islington7,833 residents · 24.8% owned · 72.7% no carHolborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South, Camden5,961 residents · 23.5% owned · 82.0% no carYork City Centre, York11,347 residents · 30.2% owned · 52.2% no carSouthsea West, Portsmouth6,748 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.5% no carHolloway Nag's Head, Islington7,354 residents · 28.9% owned · 68.7% no car

Most similar within Brighton and Hove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St James's Street & Queen's Park, Brighton and Hove9,172 residents · 27.5% owned · 61.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Laine & the Lanes

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

Tenure

Private rented52.6%
2,843 households
Owned29.9%
1,616 households
Social rented14.3%
773 households
Shared ownership2.9%
158 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.5%
2,189 households
Terraced27.8%
1,503 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.2%
874 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop6.8%
369 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.9%
213 households
Semi-detached3.5%
191 households
Detached0.9%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
12 households
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household66%
3,567 households
1 car or van in household28%
1,513 households
2 cars or vans in household5.4%
292 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
30 households
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom37.2%
2,007 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
1,906 households
3 bedrooms17.5%
944 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
542 households
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household43.1%
2,329 households
Single family household39.4%
2,126 households
Other household types17.5%
944 households
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.1%
2,329 households
2 people in household35.5%
1,915 households
3 people in household11.8%
635 households
4 people in household6.6%
358 households
5 people in household1.9%
101 households
6 people in household0.9%
48 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.3%
789 residents
15–2938.6%
4,146 residents
30–4424.7%
2,652 residents
45–6420.8%
2,238 residents
65 and over8.5%
913 residents
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.4%
8,418 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
991 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
632 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
455 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
247 residents
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.6%
5,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.6%
2,034 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.7%
862 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.9%
780 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
237 residents aged 16 and over
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
5,825 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
3,440 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.3%
621 residents aged 16 and over
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students22.2%
2,195 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
2,171 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,635 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.3%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
5,410 residents
Good health34.1%
3,660 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,132 residents
Bad health3.9%
419 residents
Very bad health1.1%
117 residents
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
8,709 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
2,031 residents
North Laine & the Lanes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.2%
2,547 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,761 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
799 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
263 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
27 households
North Laine & the Lanes · 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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