City Profile • Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove is a local authority district comprising 6 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £488k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 103 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
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Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
277,965
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
6 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Brighton and Hove authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English73.9%
White: Other White9.7%
Any other ethnic group2.0%
Other Mixed1.6%
White and Asian1.5%
African1.4%
Age Profile
20-24 years10.1%
25-29 years7.6%
50-54 years7.5%
30-34 years7.4%
45-49 years7.4%
35-39 years7.0%
Top Occupations
Professional26.2%
Associate professional17.0%
Managers and directors14.2%
Caring and leisure8.7%
Elementary occupations7.9%
Skilled trades7.7%
Housing Tenure
Private rented: Landlord30.6%
Owned: Mortgage26.3%
Owned: Outright25.1%
Social rented: Council9.5%
Social rented: Other5.3%
Private rented: Other2.1%
Area DNA
family1/10
health10/10
safety3/10
homeown2/10
transit10/10
affluence9/10
diversity8/10
employment5/10
investment5/10