New Town, Wealden, East Sussex

New Town is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. New Town is in the lowest 30% 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

New Town is located in the Uckfield New Town ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.964965, 0.097621
Grid Ref TQ473204
Suburb Uckfield
Constituency Wealden

House Prices

The average house price in New Town is 100% higher than the rest of Wealden. The last sale we have on record is ULVESTON HOUSE, 32 New Town, that sold for £290,000. The average house price in Wealden is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in New Town

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 ULVESTON HOUSE, 32 Flat £290,000
21/10/2022 28 Flat £250,000
22/09/2022 28 Flat £278,000
13/09/2022 WESTMORELAND COURT Flat £180,000
07/06/2022 22 - 24 Flat £160,000
31/05/2022 4 Semi £840,000
13/05/2022 WENTWORTH COURT Flat £222,000
03/12/2021 WENTWORTH COURT Flat £205,000
27/09/2021 WESTMORELAND COURT £153,000
16/08/2021 28 Flat £200,000

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

Crime in New Town, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in New Town 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 New Town and compared that to the average for the Uckfield New Town ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in New Town, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Uckfield New Town ward

Social economic statistics for New Town

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 New Town is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean New Town 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 New Town experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around New Town are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around New Town involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in New Town are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 New Town are in the top 30% 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 New Town, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in New Town are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for New Town

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

Unemployment in New Town

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.
3.08% of New Town residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in New Town

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of New Town. The proportion of retirees on New Town is 2.85% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.75% of New Town residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in New Town

The proportion of home owners on New Town is 4.46% higher than the national average of 62%. 32.3% of properties in New Town are private rented and 1.24% are social rented.
66.46% of residents of New Town own their home

Country of Birth of New Town residents

The proportion if New Town residents born in the UK is 8.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.06% of New Town residents were born outside the UK.
90.94% of New Town residents were born in the UK

New Town Summary

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

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