North Laine & the Lanes
Brighton and Hove · South East · population 10,608 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,160 of 6,856 in England
- #1,008 of 1,119 in South East
- #28 of 33 in Brighton and Hove
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 62% · Christian 22% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 32%
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
North Laine & the Lanes is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,160 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 33 in Brighton and Hove. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (48) and lowest on Crime (2). Typical homes here sold for about £407,500 over the past year, down 15% across five years (from 120 sales), in line with the wider Brighton and Hove median of £419,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,041 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 759 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well 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 | £407,500 | 120 | -4.1% | -15.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Terraced | £527,500 | 52 | -3.7% | -4.1% |
| Flat | £302,550 | 64 | +0.8% | +17.5% |
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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 ?
- #5,387 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 #6,419 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2,337 |
| Theft | 3,304 |
| Burglary | 182 |
| Vehicle crime | 99 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 359 |
| Public order & weapons | 984 |
| Drugs | 409 |
| Robbery | 196 |
| Other | 181 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 1,648 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.
- Broadwey & LittlemoorDorset25£241,000
- TividaleSandwell25£215,000
- Thorplands & Round SpinneyWest Northamptonshire25£212,500
- Leigh South EastWigan25£185,000
- OrfordWarrington25£175,000
- Houghton WestSunderland25£144,950