Is Fairfield Road in Horsham a nice place to live?

Fairfield Road is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Fairfield Road 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

Fairfield Road is located in the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.93071, -0.393859
Grid Ref TQ129158
Suburb Ashington
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH20 3DQ, RH20 3JZ

House Prices

The average house price in Fairfield Road is 20.83% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is 26 Fairfield Road, that sold for £445,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fairfield Road

Date No. Type Price
29/04/2022 26 Terrace £445,000

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

Crime in Fairfield Road, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Fairfield 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 Fairfield Road and compared that to the average for the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fairfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward

Social economic statistics for Fairfield 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 Fairfield Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fairfield 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 Fairfield Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fairfield Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fairfield Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fairfield Road are in the top 20% 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fairfield Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fairfield Road

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

Unemployment in Fairfield 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.
1.71% of Fairfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fairfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fairfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Fairfield Road is 14.85% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.45% of Fairfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fairfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Fairfield Road is 25.32% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.45% of properties in Fairfield Road are private rented and 3.52% are social rented.
87.32% of residents of Fairfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Fairfield Road residents

The proportion if Fairfield Road residents born in the UK is 9.46% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.89% of Fairfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.11% of Fairfield Road residents were born in the UK

Fairfield Road Summary

With house prices in Fairfield Road more than the average for West Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Fairfield Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fairfield Road maybe difficult.

Fairfield Road 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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