Is Burgess Hill in London Borough of Camden a nice place to live?

Burgess Hill is classified by the ONS as Urban Cultural Mix. Burgess Hill is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Burgess Hill is located in the Fortune Green ward of the Camden district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.558565, -0.197557
Grid Ref TQ250859
Suburb West Hampstead
Constituency Hampstead and Kilburn
Postcodes NW2 2BY, NW2 2DA, NW2 2DB, NW2 2DD

House Prices

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

Crime in Burgess Hill, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Burgess 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 Burgess Hill and compared that to the average for the Fortune Green ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Burgess Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Fortune Green ward

Social economic statistics for Burgess 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 Burgess Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Burgess 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 Burgess Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Burgess Hill are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Burgess Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Burgess Hill are in the top 40% 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 Burgess 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 Burgess Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Burgess Hill are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Burgess Hill

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

Unemployment in Burgess 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.
3.21% of Burgess Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Burgess Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Burgess Hill. The proportion of retirees on Burgess Hill is 4.7% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.9% of Burgess Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Burgess Hill

The proportion of home owners on Burgess Hill is 7.73% lower than the national average of 62%. 32.66% of properties in Burgess Hill are private rented and 6.03% are social rented.
54.27% of residents of Burgess Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Burgess Hill residents

The proportion if Burgess Hill residents born in the UK is 28.52% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 45.87% of Burgess Hill residents were born outside the UK.
54.13% of Burgess Hill residents were born in the UK

Burgess Hill Summary

Burgess Hill has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Burgess Hill maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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