Is Forest Oaks in Horsham a nice place to live?

Forest Oaks is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Forest Oaks has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Forest Oaks is located in the Roffey South ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 51.072128, -0.295269
Grid Ref TQ195316
Suburb North Horsham
Constituency Horsham
Postcodes RH13 6RX

House Prices

The average house price in Forest Oaks is 37.65% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is 2 Forest Oaks, that sold for £570,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Forest Oaks

Date No. Type Price
20/11/2020 2 Detached £570,000
31/03/2020 1 Detached £560,000

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

Crime in Forest Oaks, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Forest Oaks during July 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 Forest Oaks and compared that to the average for the Roffey South ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Forest Oaks, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Roffey South ward

Social economic statistics for Forest Oaks

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 Forest Oaks is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Forest Oaks 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 Forest Oaks experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Forest Oaks are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Forest Oaks involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Forest Oaks are in the top 30% of the most 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 Forest Oaks are in the top 30% of the most 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 Forest Oaks, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Forest Oaks are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Forest Oaks

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

Unemployment in Forest Oaks

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.
1.65% of Forest Oaks residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Forest Oaks

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Forest Oaks. The proportion of retirees on Forest Oaks is 7.33% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.93% of Forest Oaks residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Forest Oaks

The proportion of home owners on Forest Oaks is 13.97% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.53% of properties in Forest Oaks are private rented and 15.5% are social rented.
75.97% of residents of Forest Oaks own their home

Country of Birth of Forest Oaks residents

The proportion if Forest Oaks residents born in the UK is 5.2% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.15% of Forest Oaks residents were born outside the UK.
87.85% of Forest Oaks residents were born in the UK

Forest Oaks Summary

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

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