Is Pepper Drive in Mid Sussex a nice place to live?

Pepper Drive is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Pepper Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Pepper Drive is located in the Burgess Hill Victoria ward of the Mid Sussex district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.951297, -0.143083
Grid Ref TQ305185
Suburb Burgess Hill
Constituency Mid Sussex
Postcodes RH15 9UZ

House Prices

The average house price in Pepper Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Mid Sussex. The last sale we have on record is 30 Pepper Drive, that sold for £400,000. The average house price in Mid Sussex is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Pepper Drive

Date No. Type Price
06/11/2020 30 Semi £400,000
16/10/2020 21 Semi £340,000

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

Crime in Pepper Drive, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Pepper Drive during July 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 Pepper Drive and compared that to the average for the Burgess Hill Victoria ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Pepper Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Burgess Hill Victoria ward

Social economic statistics for Pepper Drive

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Pepper Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Pepper Drive are in the top 10% least 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 Pepper Drive are in the top 10% 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 Pepper Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Pepper Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Pepper Drive

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

Unemployment in Pepper Drive

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.
2.77% of Pepper Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Pepper Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Pepper Drive. The proportion of retirees on Pepper Drive is 8.91% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.69% of Pepper Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Pepper Drive

The proportion of home owners on Pepper Drive is 3% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.75% of properties in Pepper Drive are private rented and 8.13% are social rented.
65% of residents of Pepper Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Pepper Drive residents

The proportion if Pepper Drive residents born in the UK is 2.27% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.62% of Pepper Drive residents were born outside the UK.
80.38% of Pepper Drive residents were born in the UK

Pepper Drive Summary

With house prices in Pepper Drive more than the average for West Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Pepper Drive is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Pepper Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Pepper Drive maybe difficult.

Pepper Drive has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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