Is Elms Lane in Chichester a nice place to live?

Elms Lane is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Elms Lane is in the lowest 20% 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

Elms Lane is located in the The Witterings ward of the Chichester district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.780549, -0.889869
Grid Ref SZ783984
Suburb West Wittering
Constituency Chichester
Postcodes PO20 8LW

House Prices

The average house price in Elms Lane is 65% higher than the rest of Chichester. The last sale we have on record is ROAN COTTAGE Elms Lane, that sold for £1,200,000. The average house price in Chichester is £387,839 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Elms Lane

Date No. Type Price
09/12/2022 ROAN COTTAGE Detached £1,200,000
27/05/2022 SUMMERHEYS Detached £1,350,000
26/03/2021 SUMMERHEYS Detached £980,000
17/12/2020 FIELDFARES Detached £1,250,000
28/09/2020 STRATOS Detached £760,000
22/07/2020 ATHERSTONE HOUSE Detached £1,545,000

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

Crime in Elms Lane, West Sussex

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

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

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

2021 Census for Elms Lane

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

Unemployment in Elms 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.
1.45% of Elms Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Elms Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Elms Lane. The proportion of retirees on Elms Lane is 36.47% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
55.07% of Elms Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Elms Lane

The proportion of home owners on Elms Lane is 27.72% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.35% of properties in Elms Lane are private rented and 0% are social rented.
89.72% of residents of Elms Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Elms Lane residents

The proportion if Elms Lane residents born in the UK is 12.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.48% of Elms Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.52% of Elms Lane residents were born in the UK

Elms Lane Summary

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

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