Is Whitley Road in Eastbourne a nice place to live?

Whitley Road is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . Whitley Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Whitley Road is located in the St Anthony's ward of the Eastbourne district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.776596, 0.290095
Grid Ref TV615999
Suburb Motcombe
Constituency Eastbourne

House Prices

The average house price in Whitley Road is 12.75% lower than the rest of Eastbourne. The last sale we have on record is ST. AIDANS COURT, 2 Whitley Road, that sold for £95,000. The average house price in Eastbourne is £308,021 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Whitley Road

Date No. Type Price
15/12/2022 ST. AIDANS COURT, 2 Flat £95,000
09/12/2022 120 Semi £466,000
03/10/2022 72 Semi £425,000
14/09/2022 ST. AIDANS COURT, 2 Flat £120,000
01/06/2022 164 Terrace £260,000
27/05/2022 ST. AIDANS COURT, 2 Flat £98,000
24/05/2022 123 Terrace £308,000
01/04/2022 188 Terrace £312,000
03/02/2022 13 Terrace £385,000
18/01/2022 30 Semi £350,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Whitley Road, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Whitley Road 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 Whitley Road and compared that to the average for the St Anthony's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Whitley Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Anthony's ward

Social economic statistics for Whitley Road

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 Whitley Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Whitley Road 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 Whitley Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Whitley Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Whitley Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Whitley Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Whitley Road are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived 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 Whitley Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Whitley Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Whitley Road

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

Unemployment in Whitley Road

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.
1.18% of Whitley Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whitley Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whitley Road. The proportion of retirees on Whitley Road is 1.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.82% of Whitley Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whitley Road

The proportion of home owners on Whitley Road is 13.32% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.39% of properties in Whitley Road are private rented and 14.29% are social rented.
75.32% of residents of Whitley Road own their home

Country of Birth of Whitley Road residents

The proportion if Whitley Road residents born in the UK is 9.1% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.25% of Whitley Road residents were born outside the UK.
91.75% of Whitley Road residents were born in the UK

Whitley Road Summary

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

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