Is Rookwood Road in Chichester a nice place to live?

Rookwood Road is classified by the ONS as Renting Rural Retirement. Rookwood Road 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

Rookwood Road is located in the The Witterings ward of the Chichester district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.787272, -0.886674
Grid Ref SZ785992
Suburb West Wittering
Constituency Chichester
Postcodes PO20 8QL

House Prices

The average house price in Rookwood Road is 33.06% higher than the rest of Chichester. The last sale we have on record is MALTHOUSE COTTAGES Rookwood Road, that sold for £377,500. The average house price in Chichester is £387,839 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Rookwood Road

Date No. Type Price
02/12/2021 MALTHOUSE COTTAGES Semi £377,500
09/03/2021 REVEL LODGE Detached £990,000
25/03/2020 KENDAL Terrace £300,000
20/01/2020 BEAUMONT Detached £650,000

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

Crime in Rookwood Road, West Sussex

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

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

Social economic statistics for Rookwood Road

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

2021 Census for Rookwood Road

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

Unemployment in Rookwood Road

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.
1.28% of Rookwood Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rookwood Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Rookwood Road. The proportion of retirees on Rookwood Road is 17.78% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.38% of Rookwood Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Rookwood Road

The proportion of home owners on Rookwood Road is 11.53% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.59% of properties in Rookwood Road are private rented and 5.04% are social rented.
73.53% of residents of Rookwood Road own their home

Country of Birth of Rookwood Road residents

The proportion if Rookwood Road residents born in the UK is 8.41% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.94% of Rookwood Road residents were born outside the UK.
91.06% of Rookwood Road residents were born in the UK

Rookwood Road Summary

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

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