Is Wilberforce Way in Horsham a nice place to live?

Wilberforce Way is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Wilberforce Way is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Wilberforce Way is located in the Southwater North ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 51.036333, -0.343837
Grid Ref TQ162276
Suburb Southwater
Constituency Horsham
Postcodes RH13 9RS

House Prices

The average house price in Wilberforce Way is 96.98% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is R S P C A Wilberforce Way, that sold for £11,673,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wilberforce Way

Date No. Type Price
07/06/2022 R S P C A £11,673,000

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

Crime in Wilberforce Way, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Wilberforce Way 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 Wilberforce Way and compared that to the average for the Southwater North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wilberforce Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Southwater North ward

Social economic statistics for Wilberforce Way

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Wilberforce Way

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

Unemployment in Wilberforce Way

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.
2.19% of Wilberforce Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wilberforce Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wilberforce Way. The proportion of retirees on Wilberforce Way is 2.93% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.53% of Wilberforce Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wilberforce Way

The proportion of home owners on Wilberforce Way is 36.37% higher than the national average of 62%. 0% of properties in Wilberforce Way are private rented and 1.63% are social rented.
98.37% of residents of Wilberforce Way own their home

Country of Birth of Wilberforce Way residents

The proportion if Wilberforce Way residents born in the UK is 12.78% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.57% of Wilberforce Way residents were born outside the UK.
95.43% of Wilberforce Way residents were born in the UK

Wilberforce Way Summary

With house prices in Wilberforce Way more than the average for West Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Wilberforce Way is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Wilberforce Way has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wilberforce Way maybe difficult.

Wilberforce Way 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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