Is Heathermead in Horsham a nice place to live?

Heathermead is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Heathermead 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

Heathermead is located in the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.939775, -0.46091
Grid Ref TQ082167
Suburb West Chiltington
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH20 2SE

House Prices

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

Crime in Heathermead, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Heathermead 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 Heathermead 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 Heathermead, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward

Social economic statistics for Heathermead

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

2021 Census for Heathermead

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

Unemployment in Heathermead

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% of Heathermead residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heathermead

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Heathermead. The proportion of retirees on Heathermead is 24.54% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
43.14% of Heathermead residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Heathermead

The proportion of home owners on Heathermead is 35.87% higher than the national average of 62%. 1.42% of properties in Heathermead are private rented and 0.71% are social rented.
97.87% of residents of Heathermead own their home

Country of Birth of Heathermead residents

The proportion if Heathermead residents born in the UK is 10.34% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.01% of Heathermead residents were born outside the UK.
92.99% of Heathermead residents were born in the UK

Heathermead Summary

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

Heathermead 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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