Castle Hill, Wealden, East Sussex

Castle Hill is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Castle Hill is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Castle Hill is located in the Hadlow Down & Rotherfield ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 51.02929, 0.20629
Grid Ref TQ548278
Suburb Rotherfield
Constituency Wealden
Postcodes TN6 3RR

House Prices

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

Crime in Castle Hill, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill and compared that to the average for the Hadlow Down & Rotherfield ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Castle Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hadlow Down & Rotherfield ward

Social economic statistics for Castle Hill

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

2021 Census for Castle Hill

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

Unemployment in Castle Hill

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.
1.65% of Castle Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Castle Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Castle Hill. The proportion of retirees on Castle Hill is 6.15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.75% of Castle Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Castle Hill

The proportion of home owners on Castle Hill is 23.71% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.86% of properties in Castle Hill are private rented and 0% are social rented.
85.71% of residents of Castle Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Castle Hill residents

The proportion if Castle Hill residents born in the UK is 9.59% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.76% of Castle Hill residents were born outside the UK.
92.24% of Castle Hill residents were born in the UK

Castle Hill Summary

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

Castle Hill 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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