Is Lower Station Road in Horsham a nice place to live?

Lower Station Road is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Lower Station Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Lower Station Road is located in the Henfield ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.930683, -0.282884
Grid Ref TQ207159
Suburb Henfield
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes BN5 9UG, BN5 9UR, RH14 9SU, RH14 9SX

House Prices

The average house price in Lower Station Road is 52.2% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is GREENSLEEVES Lower Station Road, that sold for £905,260. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lower Station Road

Date No. Type Price
31/10/2022 GREENSLEEVES Semi £905,260
14/09/2022 8 Detached £681,000
28/09/2021 HILLSIDE Detached £710,000
10/06/2021 WILLOW WARREN Detached £652,000

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

Crime in Lower Station Road, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Lower Station 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 Lower Station Road and compared that to the average for the Henfield ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lower Station Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Henfield ward

Social economic statistics for Lower Station 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 Lower Station Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lower Station 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 Lower Station Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lower Station 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 Lower Station Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lower Station 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 Lower Station Road are in the top 30% 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 Lower Station Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lower Station Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lower Station Road

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

Unemployment in Lower Station 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.
4.26% of Lower Station Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lower Station Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lower Station Road. The proportion of retirees on Lower Station Road is 5.04% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.64% of Lower Station Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lower Station Road

The proportion of home owners on Lower Station Road is 16.74% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.47% of properties in Lower Station Road are private rented and 0.79% are social rented.
78.74% of residents of Lower Station Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lower Station Road residents

The proportion if Lower Station Road residents born in the UK is 4.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.14% of Lower Station Road residents were born outside the UK.
86.86% of Lower Station Road residents were born in the UK

Lower Station Road Summary

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

Lower Station 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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