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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003523

Rottingdean & Saltdean

Rottingdean & Saltdean is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,159 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
10,159

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,655

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,259.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.3%

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.

East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,370 residents · 77.1% owned · 14.8% no carBradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire10,406 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.1% no carShepperton Town, Spelthorne6,986 residents · 79.6% owned · 11.1% no carFour Oaks, Birmingham7,142 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.1% no carCentral Havant & Langstone, Havant10,315 residents · 70.9% owned · 18.2% no carEmsworth, Havant10,269 residents · 74.9% owned · 13.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rottingdean & Saltdean

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
3,636 households
Private rented16.6%
771 households
Social rented4.3%
200 households
Shared ownership1%
46 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.9%
2,695 households
Semi-detached16.1%
750 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.2%
709 households
Terraced5%
231 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
97 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
77 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
2,117 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
1,258 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
890 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
391 households
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.5%
1,605 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
1,383 households
4 or more bedrooms27.6%
1,285 households
1 bedroom8.2%
383 households
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,938 households
One-person household31.1%
1,447 households
Other household types5.8%
268 households
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,894 households
1 person in household31.1%
1,447 households
3 people in household14.3%
665 households
4 people in household10.5%
490 households
5 people in household2.5%
118 households
6 people in household0.6%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
1,291 residents
15–2912.2%
1,234 residents
30–4415.2%
1,542 residents
45–6431%
3,150 residents
65 and over28.9%
2,939 residents
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
9,319 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
292 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
290 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
185 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
71 residents
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.3%
3,711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
4,678 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.3%
3,974 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
2,345 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,605 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
5,020 residents
Good health33%
3,355 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,337 residents
Bad health3.3%
335 residents
Very bad health1.1%
111 residents
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
8,357 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,801 residents
Rottingdean & Saltdean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
2,467 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
470 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Rottingdean & Saltdean · 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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