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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003519

Brunswick

Brunswick is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,238 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
8,238

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,796

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18,327

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.3%

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.

Shepherd's Bush West, Hammersmith and Fulham6,701 residents · 23.0% owned · 66.8% no carPimlico North, Westminster8,271 residents · 30.5% owned · 65.5% no carShepherd's Bush South, Hammersmith and Fulham6,433 residents · 28.5% owned · 66.9% no carSouthsea West, Portsmouth6,748 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.5% no carKilburn West, Brent9,014 residents · 31.0% owned · 62.1% no carWestbourne Grove, Westminster9,955 residents · 31.8% owned · 65.9% no car

Most similar within Brighton and Hove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hove 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 carGoldsmid West, Brighton and Hove8,890 residents · 38.9% owned · 45.2% no carKing Alfred, Brighton and Hove7,576 residents · 46.0% owned · 43.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brunswick

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

Tenure

Private rented61.8%
2,964 households
Owned31.3%
1,499 households
Social rented6.7%
321 households
Shared ownership0.2%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits46.5%
2,228 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.1%
1,825 households
Terraced7.1%
339 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.6%
172 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
128 households
Semi-detached1.4%
66 households
Detached0.7%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.7%
2,911 households
1 car or van in household33.6%
1,609 households
2 cars or vans in household5%
242 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
33 households
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom52.6%
2,520 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
1,577 households
3 bedrooms9.3%
445 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
252 households
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50.7%
2,429 households
Single family household38.6%
1,849 households
Other household types10.7%
515 households
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50.7%
2,430 households
2 people in household36.4%
1,743 households
3 people in household8.1%
389 households
4 people in household3.4%
165 households
5 people in household0.9%
41 households
6 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 156.7%
551 residents
15–2928.2%
2,323 residents
30–4430.9%
2,549 residents
45–6425.7%
2,118 residents
65 and over8.5%
698 residents
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.4%
6,956 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
436 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
393 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
299 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
153 residents
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.3%
4,383 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.4%
642 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.3%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.7%
5,486 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.4%
1,868 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,418 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.6%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
4,124 residents
Good health35.3%
2,908 residents
Fair health10.3%
851 residents
Bad health3.5%
286 residents
Very bad health0.8%
69 residents
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,784 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,454 residents
Brunswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.4%
2,224 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,688 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
36 households
Brunswick · 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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