Patcham East

Brighton and Hove · South East · population 7,731 · 5 LSOAs

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

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,027 of 6,856 in England
  • #516 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 33 in Brighton and Hove
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,789
Median age (est.)43
Density2,448per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 11%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 53% · Christian 36% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Patcham East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,027 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 33 in Brighton and Hove. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (83) and lowest on Employment (54). Typical homes here sold for about £465,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 87 sales), 11% above the wider Brighton and Hove median of £419,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,711 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 92 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 60 · #2,713
Employment 54 · #3,165
Education 66 · #2,301
Health 64 · #2,480
Crime 62 · #2,582
Housing & access 61 · #2,651
Living environment 83 · #1,170

House prices ?

£465,000median (12m) · +8.1% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£465,00087+8.1%+16.2%
Detached£547,50011-11.0%+10.6%
Semi-detached£470,00062+10.6%+15.9%
Terraced£448,75012+16.6%+20.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£465,000
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)£44,711±£6,274 · #2,145 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,501
Price-to-income ?10.4×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 708 offences
Brighton and Hove101
South East71
England83

Rank #4,615 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences258
Theft93
Burglary14
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson80
Public order & weapons135
Drugs90
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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