Is Oak Lane in Chichester a nice place to live?

Oak Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Oak Lane is in the lowest 10% 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

Oak Lane is located in the Loxwood ward of the Chichester district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 51.079134, -0.607631
Grid Ref SU976320
Suburb Plaistow
Constituency Chichester
Postcodes GU8 4SQ, PO20 7FD

House Prices

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

Crime in Oak Lane, West Sussex

There were 1 street crime incidents in Oak Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Sussex Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Oak Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Possession Of Weapons Under investigation

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 Oak Lane and compared that to the average for the Loxwood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Oak Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Loxwood ward

Social economic statistics for Oak Lane

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 Oak Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane are in the top 20% 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 Oak Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Oak Lane are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Oak Lane

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

Unemployment in Oak Lane

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.
2.15% of Oak Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oak Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oak Lane. The proportion of retirees on Oak Lane is 10.02% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.62% of Oak Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oak Lane

The proportion of home owners on Oak Lane is 19.99% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.56% of properties in Oak Lane are private rented and 6.83% are social rented.
81.99% of residents of Oak Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Oak Lane residents

The proportion if Oak Lane residents born in the UK is 6.57% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.78% of Oak Lane residents were born outside the UK.
89.22% of Oak Lane residents were born in the UK

Oak Lane Summary

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

Oak Lane 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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