Is Oak Avenue in Horsham a nice place to live?

Oak Avenue is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Oak Avenue is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Oak Avenue is located in the Storrington & Washington ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.924423, -0.424881
Grid Ref TQ108150
Suburb Washington
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH20 3PW

House Prices

The average house price in Oak Avenue is 58.55% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is TAMARIND Oak Avenue, that sold for £850,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oak Avenue

Date No. Type Price
23/07/2021 TAMARIND Detached £850,000

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

Crime in Oak Avenue, West Sussex

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

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

Social economic statistics for Oak Avenue

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

2021 Census for Oak Avenue

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

Unemployment in Oak Avenue

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.
1.5% of Oak Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oak Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oak Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Oak Avenue is 33.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
52.26% of Oak Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oak Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Oak Avenue is 30.59% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.93% of properties in Oak Avenue are private rented and 1.48% are social rented.
92.59% of residents of Oak Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Oak Avenue residents

The proportion if Oak Avenue residents born in the UK is 8.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.03% of Oak Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
90.97% of Oak Avenue residents were born in the UK

Oak Avenue Summary

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

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