Complex sentence: It is characterised by tightly-knit Victorian terraced streets and houses a very diverse population including a large number of students, being very close to the main university campuses, and a large enthnic minority population.
Split into simpler sentences: It is characterised by tightly-knit Victorian terraced streets and houses a very diverse population. It contains a large student population, being very close to the main university campuses, and a large enthnic minority population.