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Brighton is a coastal city in Sussex and forms part of the Brighton and Hove unitary authority. Brighton and Hove share one city council while retaining separate place names and identities. The combined area lies between the coast and the South Downs and is Sussex's only unitary authority.
The 2021 Census counted 277,103 residents and 121,401 homes across Brighton and Hove. More than a third of households were occupied by one person, while one third rented privately. Council analysis ranked the authority as the seventh most densely populated in south-east England. Its population profile is younger than the regional average: 72 per cent were aged 16 to 66, compared with 64 per cent across the south east. These authority-wide figures include both Brighton and Hove.
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