Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West

Brighton and Hove · South East · population 8,760 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,928 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,068 of 1,119 in South East
  • #30 of 33 in Brighton and Hove
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,546
Median age (est.)32
Density2,382per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 25%25–44 25%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 43%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 43%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 16%Other: 20%
One person 34%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 16%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 6%Black: 4%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 80%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 55% · Christian 30% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,928 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 33 in Brighton and Hove. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (60) and lowest on Health (10). Typical homes here, about £422,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 53 sales), in line with the wider Brighton and Hove median of £419,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,442 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 111 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.

Income 14 · #5,859
Employment 13 · #5,982
Education 13 · #5,941
Health 10 · #6,133
Crime 18 · #5,640
Housing & access 33 · #4,618
Living environment 60 · #2,774

House prices ?

£422,500median (12m) · +14.2% yr · n=53
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£422,50053+14.2%+29.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£430,00014-1.7%+18.9%
Terraced£427,25026+11.7%+22.1%
Flat£260,0009-4.6%+10.6%
This area£422,500
Brighton and Hove£419,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,442±£4,771 · #5,838 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,166
Price-to-income ?13.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

111 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 975 offences
Brighton and Hove101
South East71
England83

Rank #5,248 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences415
Theft188
Burglary39
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson126
Public order & weapons106
Drugs35
Robbery10
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 231 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 →

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