Is College Close in Portslade by Sea a nice place to live?

College Close is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. College Close 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

College Close is located in the North Portslade ward of the Brighton and Hove district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.851746, -0.226116
Grid Ref TQ249073
Suburb Mile Oak
Constituency Hove
Postcodes BN41 2WT

House Prices

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

Crime in College Close, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in College Close 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 College Close and compared that to the average for the North Portslade ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in College Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the North Portslade ward

Social economic statistics for College Close

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 College Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean College Close 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 College Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around College Close 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 College Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in College Close are in the top 40% 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 College Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 College Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in College Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for College Close

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

Unemployment in College Close

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.
1.81% of College Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in College Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of College Close. The proportion of retirees on College Close is 0.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19% of College Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in College Close

The proportion of home owners on College Close is 22.62% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.65% of properties in College Close are private rented and 6.73% are social rented.
84.62% of residents of College Close own their home

Country of Birth of College Close residents

The proportion if College Close residents born in the UK is 12.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.59% of College Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.41% of College Close residents were born in the UK

College Close Summary

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

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