Is Blakeney Avenue in Lewes a nice place to live?

Blakeney Avenue is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Blakeney Avenue has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Blakeney Avenue is located in the Peacehaven East ward of the Lewes district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.788871, 0.027867
Grid Ref TQ430007
Suburb Peacehaven
Constituency Brighton, Kemptown
Postcodes BN10 8UY, BN10 8WA, BN10 8WJ, BN9 9UJ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Blakeney Avenue in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Blakeney Avenue, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Blakeney Avenue during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Blakeney Avenue and compared that to the average for the Peacehaven East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blakeney Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Peacehaven East ward

Social economic statistics for Blakeney Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Blakeney Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blakeney Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Blakeney Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blakeney Avenue are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blakeney Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blakeney Avenue are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Blakeney Avenue are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Blakeney Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blakeney Avenue are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blakeney Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Blakeney Avenue.

Unemployment in Blakeney Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.45% of Blakeney Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blakeney Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blakeney Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Blakeney Avenue is 35.49% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
54.09% of Blakeney Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blakeney Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Blakeney Avenue is 14.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.28% of properties in Blakeney Avenue are private rented and 0.71% are social rented.
76.6% of residents of Blakeney Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Blakeney Avenue residents

The proportion if Blakeney Avenue residents born in the UK is 12.22% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.13% of Blakeney Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
94.87% of Blakeney Avenue residents were born in the UK

Blakeney Avenue Summary

Blakeney Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Blakeney Avenue maybe difficult.

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