Is The Lookout in Lewes a nice place to live?

The Lookout is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. The Lookout is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Lookout is located in the Peacehaven North ward of the Lewes district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.810906, 0.003909
Grid Ref TQ412031
Suburb Peacehaven
Constituency Brighton, Kemptown
Postcodes BN10 7UG, BN10 8AA, BN9 7UG, BN9 8AA

House Prices

The average house price in The Lookout is 3.97% higher than the rest of Lewes. The last sale we have on record is 31 The Lookout, that sold for £1,380,000. The average house price in Lewes is £476,508 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Lookout

Date No. Type Price
09/12/2022 31 Detached £1,380,000
27/08/2021 PLOT 381 £28,666
10/05/2021 BLOCK 387 £80,000

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

Crime in The Lookout, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in The Lookout 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 The Lookout and compared that to the average for the Peacehaven North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Lookout, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Peacehaven North ward

Social economic statistics for The Lookout

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 The Lookout is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Lookout 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 The Lookout experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Lookout are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Lookout involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Lookout 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 The Lookout are in the top 30% 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 The Lookout, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Lookout are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Lookout

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

Unemployment in The Lookout

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.
2.25% of The Lookout residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Lookout

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Lookout. The proportion of retirees on The Lookout is 17.36% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.96% of The Lookout residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Lookout

The proportion of home owners on The Lookout is 31.89% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.58% of properties in The Lookout are private rented and 0% are social rented.
93.89% of residents of The Lookout own their home

Country of Birth of The Lookout residents

The proportion if The Lookout residents born in the UK is 10.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.83% of The Lookout residents were born outside the UK.
93.17% of The Lookout residents were born in the UK

The Lookout Summary

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

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