Fordbrook Hill, Wealden, East Sussex

Fordbrook Hill is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Fordbrook 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

Fordbrook Hill is located in the Hadlow Down & Rotherfield ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 51.020099, 0.16252
Grid Ref TQ517267
Suburb Rotherfield
Constituency Wealden
Postcodes TN6 3SB

House Prices

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

Crime in Fordbrook Hill, East Sussex

There were 1 street crime incidents in Fordbrook Hill in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Sussex Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Fordbrook Hill
# 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 Fordbrook 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 Fordbrook Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hadlow Down & Rotherfield ward

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

2021 Census for Fordbrook Hill

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

Unemployment in Fordbrook 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 Fordbrook Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fordbrook Hill

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

Home ownership in Fordbrook Hill

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

Country of Birth of Fordbrook Hill residents

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

Fordbrook Hill Summary

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

Fordbrook 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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