Is Sandhill Lane in Wealden a nice place to live?

Sandhill Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Sandhill Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Sandhill Lane is located in the Horam & Punnetts Town ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.924002, 0.338395
Grid Ref TQ644164
Constituency Bexhill and Battle
Postcodes BN27 4QU, BN27 4QX, TN3 9LP, TN3 9LR, TN3 9LW

House Prices

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

Crime in Sandhill Lane, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Sandhill Lane 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 Sandhill Lane and compared that to the average for the Horam & Punnetts Town ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sandhill Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Horam & Punnetts Town ward

Social economic statistics for Sandhill Lane

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

2021 Census for Sandhill Lane

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

Unemployment in Sandhill Lane

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.
2.01% of Sandhill Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sandhill Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sandhill Lane. The proportion of retirees on Sandhill Lane is 11.83% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.43% of Sandhill Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sandhill Lane

The proportion of home owners on Sandhill Lane is 27.51% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.39% of properties in Sandhill Lane are private rented and 2.1% are social rented.
89.51% of residents of Sandhill Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Sandhill Lane residents

The proportion if Sandhill Lane residents born in the UK is 11.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.07% of Sandhill Lane residents were born outside the UK.
93.93% of Sandhill Lane residents were born in the UK

Sandhill Lane Summary

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

Sandhill Lane 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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