Merryfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex

Merryfield Road is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Merryfield Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Merryfield Road is located in the Storrington & Washington ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.922013, -0.454055
Grid Ref TQ087147
Suburb Storrington and Sullington
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH20 4NP

House Prices

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

Crime in Merryfield Road, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Merryfield Road 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 Merryfield Road and compared that to the average for the Storrington & Washington ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Merryfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Storrington & Washington ward

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

2021 Census for Merryfield Road

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

Unemployment in Merryfield 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.
2.48% of Merryfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Merryfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Merryfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Merryfield Road is 20.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.26% of Merryfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Merryfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Merryfield Road is 28.48% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.73% of properties in Merryfield Road are private rented and 0.79% are social rented.
90.48% of residents of Merryfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Merryfield Road residents

The proportion if Merryfield Road residents born in the UK is 8.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.19% of Merryfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.81% of Merryfield Road residents were born in the UK

Merryfield Road Summary

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

Merryfield 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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