Is School Lane in Chichester a nice place to live?

School Lane is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. School Lane is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

School Lane is located in the Southbourne ward of the Chichester district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.843415, -0.898079
Grid Ref SU776054
Suburb Southbourne
Constituency Chichester

House Prices

The average house price in School Lane is 50.64% higher than the rest of Chichester. The last sale we have on record is LAVENDER COTTAGE School Lane, that sold for £1,400,000. The average house price in Chichester is £387,839 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in School Lane

Date No. Type Price
12/12/2022 LAVENDER COTTAGE Detached £1,400,000
06/09/2022 ELDON Detached £397,000
30/08/2022 SCHOOL HOUSE Detached £848,000
24/11/2021 GREEN ACRE Detached £709,000
20/10/2021 OLD SCHOOL HOUSE Detached £575,000
16/09/2021 SAYERS HOUSE Detached £735,000
15/09/2021 HAMPTON COTTAGE Detached £802,500
13/09/2021 THE OLD POST HOUSE Detached £600,000
12/08/2021 MALORY, 5 Semi £675,000
04/08/2021 BANCOURT Detached £610,000

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

Crime in School Lane, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in School Lane 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 School Lane and compared that to the average for the Southbourne ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in School Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Southbourne ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around School Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in School Lane are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 School Lane 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 School Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in School Lane are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for School Lane

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

Unemployment in School 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.
1.27% of School Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in School Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of School Lane. The proportion of retirees on School Lane is 13.15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.75% of School Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in School Lane

The proportion of home owners on School Lane is 18.23% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.6% of properties in School Lane are private rented and 5.65% are social rented.
80.23% of residents of School Lane own their home

Country of Birth of School Lane residents

The proportion if School Lane residents born in the UK is 10.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.14% of School Lane residents were born outside the UK.
92.86% of School Lane residents were born in the UK

School Lane Summary

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

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