Flax Mean, Arun, West Sussex

Flax Mean is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Flax Mean 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

Flax Mean is located in the Felpham East ward of the Arun district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.794593, -0.641373
Grid Ref SU958003
Suburb Felpham
Constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Postcodes PO22 8QF, PO22 8RA, PO22 8RB, PO22 8RH, PO22 8YA

House Prices

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

Crime in Flax Mean, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Flax Mean during May 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 Flax Mean and compared that to the average for the Felpham East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Flax Mean, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Felpham East ward

Social economic statistics for Flax Mean

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 Flax Mean is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Flax Mean 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 Flax Mean experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Flax Mean 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 Flax Mean involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Flax Mean 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 Flax Mean are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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

2021 Census for Flax Mean

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

Unemployment in Flax Mean

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.
1.84% of Flax Mean residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Flax Mean

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Flax Mean. The proportion of retirees on Flax Mean is 21.49% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.09% of Flax Mean residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Flax Mean

The proportion of home owners on Flax Mean is 1.56% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.32% of properties in Flax Mean are private rented and 26.27% are social rented.
63.56% of residents of Flax Mean own their home

Country of Birth of Flax Mean residents

The proportion if Flax Mean residents born in the UK is 11.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.02% of Flax Mean residents were born outside the UK.
93.98% of Flax Mean residents were born in the UK

Flax Mean Summary

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

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