Goldsmid West
Brighton and Hove · South East · population 8,916 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,624 of 6,856 in England
- #810 of 1,119 in South East
- #19 of 33 in Brighton and Hove
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 29% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 29% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 55% · Christian 30% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Goldsmid West sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,624 of 6,856 in England, and #19 of 33 in Brighton and Hove. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (77) but weak on Living environment (13). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 123 sales), 6% below the wider Brighton and Hove median of £419,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,522 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 101 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £395,000 | 123 | +7.0% | +19.9% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £1,019,250 | 6 | +13.2% | +31.5% |
| Terraced | £668,796 | 25 | +7.0% | +27.4% |
| Flat | £352,500 | 90 | +13.7% | +14.1% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,151 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,973 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 241 |
| Theft | 363 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 51 |
| Public order & weapons | 107 |
| Drugs | 28 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Other | 23 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 199 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Brighton and Hove
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- North WithamBraintree47£375,000
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- Broom HillBristol, City of47£320,000
- Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far ForestWyre Forest47£308,000
- Central MacclesfieldCheshire East47£200,000
- Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster47£1,402,000