Lower Platts, Rother, East Sussex

Lower Platts is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Lower Platts has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Lower Platts is located in the Hurst Green & Ticehurst ward of the Rother district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 51.045323, 0.415152
Grid Ref TQ693301
Suburb Ticehurst
Constituency Bexhill and Battle

House Prices

The average house price in Lower Platts is 100% higher than the rest of Rother. The last sale we have on record is LAVENDER HOUSE Lower Platts, that sold for £598,000. The average house price in Rother is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lower Platts

Date No. Type Price
05/07/2022 LAVENDER HOUSE Detached £598,000
12/04/2022 DUTCH LODGE Semi £430,000
14/12/2021 7 Detached £490,000
30/06/2021 THE PLATT Semi £605,000
29/01/2021 CRISTON Detached £590,000
27/03/2020 HOLMWOOD Detached £290,000

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

Crime in Lower Platts, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Lower Platts 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 Lower Platts and compared that to the average for the Hurst Green & Ticehurst ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lower Platts, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hurst Green & Ticehurst ward

Social economic statistics for Lower Platts

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 Lower Platts is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lower Platts 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 Lower Platts experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lower Platts are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lower Platts involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lower Platts are in the top 20% 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 Lower Platts 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 Lower Platts, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lower Platts are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lower Platts

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

Unemployment in Lower Platts

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.
1.59% of Lower Platts residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lower Platts

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lower Platts. The proportion of retirees on Lower Platts is 18.85% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.45% of Lower Platts residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lower Platts

The proportion of home owners on Lower Platts is 26.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.63% of properties in Lower Platts are private rented and 1.48% are social rented.
88.15% of residents of Lower Platts own their home

Country of Birth of Lower Platts residents

The proportion if Lower Platts residents born in the UK is 6.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.95% of Lower Platts residents were born outside the UK.
89.05% of Lower Platts residents were born in the UK

Lower Platts Summary

With house prices in Lower Platts more than the average for East Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Lower Platts has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lower Platts maybe difficult.

Lower Platts 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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