Birling Gap Road, Wealden, East Sussex

Birling Gap Road is classified by the ONS as Renting Rural Retirement. Birling Gap Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Birling Gap Road is located in the South Downs ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.752014, 0.206694
Grid Ref TV557970
Suburb East Dean and Friston
Constituency Lewes
Postcodes BN20 0AA, BN20 0AB

House Prices

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

Crime in Birling Gap Road, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Birling Gap Road 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 Birling Gap Road and compared that to the average for the South Downs ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Birling Gap Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the South Downs ward

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

2021 Census for Birling Gap Road

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

Unemployment in Birling Gap 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.
2.23% of Birling Gap Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Birling Gap Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Birling Gap Road. The proportion of retirees on Birling Gap Road is 19.32% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.92% of Birling Gap Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Birling Gap Road

The proportion of home owners on Birling Gap Road is 2.69% lower than the national average of 62%. 31.03% of properties in Birling Gap Road are private rented and 8.97% are social rented.
59.31% of residents of Birling Gap Road own their home

Country of Birth of Birling Gap Road residents

The proportion if Birling Gap Road residents born in the UK is 5.45% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.9% of Birling Gap Road residents were born outside the UK.
88.1% of Birling Gap Road residents were born in the UK

Birling Gap Road Summary

Birling Gap Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Birling Gap Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Birling Gap Road 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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