Is Western Road in Wealden a nice place to live?

Western Road is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. Western Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Western Road is located in the Hailsham West ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.862363, 0.255912
Grid Ref TQ588094
Suburb Hailsham
Constituency Wealden

House Prices

The average house price in Western Road is 100% higher than the rest of Wealden. The last sale we have on record is 34 Western Road, that sold for £385,000. The average house price in Wealden is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Western Road

Date No. Type Price
23/11/2022 34 Semi £385,000
04/11/2022 WINSTON Flat £223,000
04/11/2022 PROVENCE Detached £200,000
20/10/2022 SPRINGHAVEN Detached £470,000
30/09/2022 CORONATION COTTAGES Terrace £315,000
30/09/2022 NAMASTE Semi £335,000
26/07/2022 14 Semi £558,500
22/07/2022 PEACE COTTAGES Terrace £300,000
12/07/2022 WINSTON Flat £175,000
22/06/2022 EASTRY COTTAGES Semi £296,000

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

Crime in Western Road, East Sussex

There were 1 street crime incidents in Western Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Sussex Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Western Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Western Road and compared that to the average for the Hailsham West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Western Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hailsham West ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Western Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Western Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Western Road are in the top 30% 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 Western Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Western Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Western Road

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

Unemployment in Western 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.
1.7% of Western Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Western Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Western Road. The proportion of retirees on Western Road is 20.04% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.64% of Western Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Western Road

The proportion of home owners on Western Road is 10.25% lower than the national average of 62%. 16.67% of properties in Western Road are private rented and 28.07% are social rented.
51.75% of residents of Western Road own their home

Country of Birth of Western Road residents

The proportion if Western Road residents born in the UK is 12.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.41% of Western Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.59% of Western Road residents were born in the UK

Western Road Summary

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

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