Is Sheepcote Lane in Wealden a nice place to live?

Sheepcote Lane is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Sheepcote Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Sheepcote Lane is located in the Arlington ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.871661, 0.17763
Grid Ref TQ533102
Suburb Chalvington with Ripe
Constituency Lewes
Postcodes BN27 3SX, BN27 3SY

House Prices

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

Crime in Sheepcote Lane, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Sheepcote Lane 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 Sheepcote Lane and compared that to the average for the Arlington ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sheepcote Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Arlington ward

Social economic statistics for Sheepcote Lane

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 Sheepcote Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sheepcote Lane 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 Sheepcote Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sheepcote Lane 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 Sheepcote Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sheepcote Lane 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 Sheepcote Lane are in the top 40% 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 Sheepcote Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sheepcote Lane are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sheepcote Lane

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

Unemployment in Sheepcote Lane

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.
1.01% of Sheepcote Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sheepcote Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sheepcote Lane. The proportion of retirees on Sheepcote Lane is 3.62% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.22% of Sheepcote Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sheepcote Lane

The proportion of home owners on Sheepcote Lane is 20.35% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.73% of properties in Sheepcote Lane are private rented and 1.96% are social rented.
82.35% of residents of Sheepcote Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Sheepcote Lane residents

The proportion if Sheepcote Lane residents born in the UK is 4.62% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.73% of Sheepcote Lane residents were born outside the UK.
87.27% of Sheepcote Lane residents were born in the UK

Sheepcote Lane Summary

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

Sheepcote Lane 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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