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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003522

Roedean & Marina

Roedean & Marina is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,806 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
7,806

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,824

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,974.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.0%

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.

Town Close, Norwich10,939 residents · 43.3% owned · 37.3% no carCentral Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no carMapperley Park, Nottingham8,745 residents · 45.7% owned · 35.8% no carSt Michael's & Otterspool, Liverpool7,453 residents · 54.3% owned · 32.8% no carRochester West, Medway7,458 residents · 42.4% owned · 27.1% no carMossley Hill West & Sefton Park, Liverpool8,644 residents · 44.8% owned · 34.8% no car

Most similar within Brighton and Hove

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Goldsmid East, Brighton and Hove8,651 residents · 52.3% owned · 39.4% no carKing Alfred, Brighton and Hove7,576 residents · 46.0% owned · 43.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Roedean & Marina

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

Tenure

Owned41.7%
1,595 households
Private rented41.1%
1,571 households
Social rented16.1%
615 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0.4%
16 households
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement49.7%
1,902 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.6%
674 households
Terraced16.8%
642 households
Semi-detached8.9%
342 households
Detached3.7%
143 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
33 households
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,749 households
No cars or vans in household40.5%
1,549 households
2 cars or vans in household12%
458 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
67 households
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.4%
1,658 households
1 bedroom25.4%
972 households
3 bedrooms20.6%
787 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
406 households
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.4%
1,812 households
One-person household42.8%
1,638 households
Other household types9.8%
375 households
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.9%
1,640 households
2 people in household33.9%
1,297 households
3 people in household11.9%
454 households
4 people in household8.3%
316 households
5 people in household2.2%
84 households
6 people in household0.6%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
1,009 residents
15–2920.6%
1,607 residents
30–4421.6%
1,689 residents
45–6428.4%
2,217 residents
65 and over16.4%
1,284 residents
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80%
6,242 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
564 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.7%
369 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
358 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
270 residents
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49%
3,285 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.6%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
4,019 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,541 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.8%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,716 residents
Good health34.3%
2,681 residents
Fair health12.3%
960 residents
Bad health4.4%
345 residents
Very bad health1.3%
104 residents
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,264 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,542 residents
Roedean & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.5%
1,856 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,261 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
179 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Roedean & Marina · 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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