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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004693

Brighton Hill

Brighton Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,446 residents in Basingstoke and Deane. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,446

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,188

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,693.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.8%

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.

Poplars, Stevenage6,885 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.1% no carBraintree South, Braintree9,832 residents · 58.4% owned · 18.4% no carBirch Hill & Hanworth East, Bracknell Forest7,439 residents · 63.0% owned · 14.4% no carHanworth West, Bracknell Forest6,722 residents · 65.2% owned · 13.8% no carThatcham Town, West Berkshire7,542 residents · 56.5% owned · 18.3% no carSt Neots Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire10,541 residents · 65.2% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brighton Hill

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

Tenure

Owned54.5%
1,736 households
Social rented30%
955 households
Private rented14.4%
459 households
Shared ownership1.2%
38 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49%
1,561 households
Semi-detached21.8%
696 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
489 households
Detached11.8%
377 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,295 households
2 cars or vans in household30.7%
979 households
No cars or vans in household19.8%
631 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
283 households
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,466 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
872 households
1 bedroom14.3%
457 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
392 households
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,028 households
One-person household30.5%
971 households
Other household types5.9%
189 households
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.8%
1,015 households
1 person in household30.4%
971 households
3 people in household18.9%
603 households
4 people in household13.4%
427 households
5 people in household3.8%
121 households
6 people in household1.3%
41 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,416 residents
15–2917.4%
1,299 residents
30–4423.1%
1,719 residents
45–6425.8%
1,922 residents
65 and over14.7%
1,091 residents
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.5%
6,667 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
364 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
194 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
150 residents
Other ethnic group1%
74 residents
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.8%
1,537 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
908 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.9%
3,984 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
1,866 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
3,398 residents
Good health37.1%
2,763 residents
Fair health12.7%
948 residents
Bad health3.4%
256 residents
Very bad health1.1%
83 residents
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
6,140 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,306 residents
Brighton Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,501 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,094 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
443 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Brighton Hill · 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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