Gorselands, Horsham, West Sussex

Gorselands is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Gorselands is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Gorselands is located in the Billingshurst ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 51.020238, -0.44519
Grid Ref TQ091256
Suburb Billingshurst
Constituency Horsham
Postcodes RH14 9TT

House Prices

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

Crime in Gorselands, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Gorselands during May 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 Gorselands and compared that to the average for the Billingshurst ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Gorselands

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 Gorselands is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gorselands 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 Gorselands experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gorselands are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Gorselands involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gorselands 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 Gorselands are in the top 10% 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 Gorselands, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gorselands are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gorselands

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

Unemployment in Gorselands

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.
1.42% of Gorselands residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gorselands

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gorselands. The proportion of retirees on Gorselands is 10.41% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.01% of Gorselands residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gorselands

The proportion of home owners on Gorselands is 31.07% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.47% of properties in Gorselands are private rented and 1.49% are social rented.
93.07% of residents of Gorselands own their home

Country of Birth of Gorselands residents

The proportion if Gorselands residents born in the UK is 10.84% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.51% of Gorselands residents were born outside the UK.
93.49% of Gorselands residents were born in the UK

Gorselands Summary

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

Gorselands 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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