Is Shearwater Drive in Arun a nice place to live?

Shearwater Drive is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Shearwater Drive has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Shearwater Drive is located in the Bersted ward of the Arun district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.800498, -0.680297
Grid Ref SU930009
Suburb Bersted
Constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

House Prices

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

Crime in Shearwater Drive, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Shearwater 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 Shearwater Drive and compared that to the average for the Bersted ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shearwater Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bersted ward

Social economic statistics for Shearwater 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 Shearwater Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shearwater 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 Shearwater Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shearwater Drive are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Shearwater Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shearwater Drive are in the top 20% of the most 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 Shearwater Drive are in the top 10% of the most 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 Shearwater Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shearwater Drive are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Shearwater Drive

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

Unemployment in Shearwater 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.
2.83% of Shearwater Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shearwater Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shearwater Drive. The proportion of retirees on Shearwater Drive is 3.03% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.57% of Shearwater Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shearwater Drive

The proportion of home owners on Shearwater Drive is 31.35% lower than the national average of 62%. 25.81% of properties in Shearwater Drive are private rented and 41.13% are social rented.
30.65% of residents of Shearwater Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Shearwater Drive residents

The proportion if Shearwater Drive residents born in the UK is 2.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.48% of Shearwater Drive residents were born outside the UK.
85.52% of Shearwater Drive residents were born in the UK

Shearwater Drive Summary

With house prices in Shearwater Drive less than the average for West Sussex and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Shearwater Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Shearwater Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Shearwater Drive has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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