Is Blatchington Mill Drive in Wealden a nice place to live?

Blatchington Mill Drive is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Blatchington Mill Drive is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Blatchington Mill Drive is located in the Stone Cross ward of the Wealden district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.81477, 0.298578
Grid Ref TQ620042
Suburb Westham
Constituency Bexhill and Battle
Postcodes BN24 5QA

House Prices

The average house price in Blatchington Mill Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Wealden. The last sale we have on record is 6 Blatchington Mill Drive, that sold for £487,500. The average house price in Wealden is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Blatchington Mill Drive

Date No. Type Price
11/03/2021 6 Detached £487,500
07/02/2020 7 Detached £360,000
09/01/2020 9 Detached £400,000

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

Crime in Blatchington Mill Drive, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Blatchington Mill Drive 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 Blatchington Mill Drive and compared that to the average for the Stone Cross ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blatchington Mill Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Stone Cross ward

Social economic statistics for Blatchington Mill Drive

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blatchington Mill Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blatchington Mill Drive 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 Blatchington Mill Drive 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 Blatchington Mill Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blatchington Mill Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blatchington Mill Drive

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

Unemployment in Blatchington Mill Drive

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.
3.19% of Blatchington Mill Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blatchington Mill Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blatchington Mill Drive. The proportion of retirees on Blatchington Mill Drive is 4.08% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.68% of Blatchington Mill Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blatchington Mill Drive

The proportion of home owners on Blatchington Mill Drive is 28.54% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.11% of properties in Blatchington Mill Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
90.54% of residents of Blatchington Mill Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Blatchington Mill Drive residents

The proportion if Blatchington Mill Drive residents born in the UK is 11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.35% of Blatchington Mill Drive residents were born outside the UK.
93.65% of Blatchington Mill Drive residents were born in the UK

Blatchington Mill Drive Summary

With house prices in Blatchington Mill Drive more than the average for East Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Blatchington Mill Drive is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Blatchington Mill Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Blatchington Mill Drive maybe difficult.

Blatchington Mill Drive 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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