Is Harborough Gorse in Horsham a nice place to live?

Harborough Gorse is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Harborough Gorse 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

Harborough Gorse is located in the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.948426, -0.467728
Grid Ref TQ077176
Suburb West Chiltington
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH20 2RU

House Prices

The average house price in Harborough Gorse is 71.82% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is BROOKHILL Harborough Gorse, that sold for £1,250,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Harborough Gorse

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2021 BROOKHILL Detached £1,250,000

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

Crime in Harborough Gorse, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Harborough Gorse 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 Harborough Gorse and compared that to the average for the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Harborough Gorse, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward

Social economic statistics for Harborough Gorse

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

2021 Census for Harborough Gorse

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

Unemployment in Harborough Gorse

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.
0.36% of Harborough Gorse residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Harborough Gorse

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Harborough Gorse. The proportion of retirees on Harborough Gorse is 44.44% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
63.04% of Harborough Gorse residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Harborough Gorse

The proportion of home owners on Harborough Gorse is 34.71% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.63% of properties in Harborough Gorse are private rented and 0.66% are social rented.
96.71% of residents of Harborough Gorse own their home

Country of Birth of Harborough Gorse residents

The proportion if Harborough Gorse residents born in the UK is 9.84% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.51% of Harborough Gorse residents were born outside the UK.
92.49% of Harborough Gorse residents were born in the UK

Harborough Gorse Summary

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

Harborough Gorse 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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