Is Old Boundary Lane in Horsham a nice place to live?

Old Boundary Lane is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Old Boundary Lane 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

Old Boundary Lane is located in the West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.94815, -0.463779
Grid Ref TQ080176
Suburb West Chiltington
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH20 2SB

House Prices

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

Crime in Old Boundary Lane, West Sussex

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

Social economic statistics for Old Boundary Lane

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

2021 Census for Old Boundary Lane

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

Unemployment in Old Boundary Lane

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 Old Boundary Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Boundary Lane

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

Home ownership in Old Boundary Lane

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

Country of Birth of Old Boundary Lane residents

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

Old Boundary Lane Summary

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

Old Boundary Lane 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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