Is Milton Street in Wealden a nice place to live?

Milton Street is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Milton Street 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

Milton Street is located in the South Downs ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.811003, 0.164772
Grid Ref TQ526035
Suburb Long Man
Constituency Lewes

House Prices

The average house price in Milton Street is 100% higher than the rest of Wealden. The last sale we have on record is THE GRANARY Milton Street, that sold for £1,150,000. The average house price in Wealden is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Milton Street

Date No. Type Price
15/03/2021 THE GRANARY £1,150,000
12/06/2020 STILL MEADOW Detached £750,000

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

Crime in Milton Street, East Sussex

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

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

Social economic statistics for Milton Street

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

2021 Census for Milton Street

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

Unemployment in Milton Street

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.
1.06% of Milton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Milton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Milton Street. The proportion of retirees on Milton Street is 8.12% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.72% of Milton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Milton Street

The proportion of home owners on Milton Street is 12.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.67% of properties in Milton Street are private rented and 5.46% are social rented.
74.86% of residents of Milton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Milton Street residents

The proportion if Milton Street residents born in the UK is 7.79% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.56% of Milton Street residents were born outside the UK.
90.44% of Milton Street residents were born in the UK

Milton Street Summary

With house prices in Milton Street more than the average for East Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Milton Street is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Milton Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Milton Street maybe difficult.

Milton Street 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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