Forest View, Wealden, East Sussex

Forest View is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Forest View is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Forest View is located in the Maresfield ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 51.027781, 0.056303
Grid Ref TQ442273
Suburb Maresfield
Constituency Wealden
Postcodes BN27 3ET, BN27 3EU, BN27 3EX, TN22 3LF

House Prices

The average house price in Forest View is 100% higher than the rest of Wealden. The last sale we have on record is 1 Forest View, that sold for £445,000. The average house price in Wealden is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Forest View

Date No. Type Price
28/07/2023 1 Detached £445,000
16/11/2022 12 Semi £317,500
11/05/2022 10 Detached £420,000
13/12/2021 18 Semi £310,000
15/10/2021 10 Terrace £375,000
09/04/2021 1 Detached £385,000
26/03/2021 3 Semi £385,000
23/03/2021 14 Semi £285,000
25/02/2021 9 Terrace £342,500
29/01/2021 1 Semi £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 Forest View, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Forest View 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 Forest View and compared that to the average for the Maresfield ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Forest View, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Maresfield ward

Social economic statistics for Forest View

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 Forest View is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Forest View 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 Forest View experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Forest View 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 Forest View involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Forest View are in the top 10% 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 Forest View 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 Forest View, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Forest View are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Forest View

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

Unemployment in Forest View

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.
1.82% of Forest View residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Forest View

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Forest View. The proportion of retirees on Forest View is 20.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.69% of Forest View residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Forest View

The proportion of home owners on Forest View is 29.11% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.15% of properties in Forest View are private rented and 0.74% are social rented.
91.11% of residents of Forest View own their home

Country of Birth of Forest View residents

The proportion if Forest View residents born in the UK is 10.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.03% of Forest View residents were born outside the UK.
92.97% of Forest View residents were born in the UK

Forest View Summary

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

Forest View 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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