Is Devil’s Dyke Road in Mid Sussex a nice place to live?

Devil's Dyke Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Devil's Dyke Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Devil's Dyke Road is located in the Hangleton and Knoll ward of the Brighton and Hove district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.872695, -0.20049
Grid Ref TQ267096
Suburb Poynings
Constituency Hove
Postcodes BN1 8YJ, BN1 8YL

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Devil's Dyke Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Devil's Dyke Road, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Devil's Dyke 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 Devil's Dyke Road and compared that to the average for the Hangleton and Knoll ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Devil's Dyke Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hangleton and Knoll ward

Social economic statistics for Devil's Dyke 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 Devil's Dyke Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Devil's Dyke 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 Devil's Dyke Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Devil's Dyke Road are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Devil's Dyke Road

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

Unemployment in Devil's Dyke 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.
5.78% of Devil's Dyke Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Devil's Dyke Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Devil's Dyke Road. The proportion of retirees on Devil's Dyke Road is 9.27% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.33% of Devil's Dyke Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Devil's Dyke Road

The proportion of home owners on Devil's Dyke Road is 45.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 19.31% of properties in Devil's Dyke Road are private rented and 62.07% are social rented.
16.55% of residents of Devil's Dyke Road own their home

Country of Birth of Devil's Dyke Road residents

The proportion if Devil's Dyke Road residents born in the UK is 5.35% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.7% of Devil's Dyke Road residents were born outside the UK.
77.3% of Devil's Dyke Road residents were born in the UK

Devil's Dyke Road Summary

With house prices in Devil's Dyke Road less than the average for East Sussex and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Devil's Dyke Road is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Devil's Dyke Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Devil's Dyke Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Devil's Dyke Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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