Is Bassels Lane in Horsham a nice place to live?

Bassels Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Bassels Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Bassels Lane is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.971339, -0.341877
Grid Ref TQ165204
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8NG

House Prices

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

Crime in Bassels Lane, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Bassels 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 Bassels Lane and compared that to the average for the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bassels Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward

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

2021 Census for Bassels Lane

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

Unemployment in Bassels 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.
4.35% of Bassels Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bassels Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bassels Lane. The proportion of retirees on Bassels Lane is 5.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.08% of Bassels Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bassels Lane

The proportion of home owners on Bassels Lane is 14.77% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.58% of properties in Bassels Lane are private rented and 0.65% are social rented.
76.77% of residents of Bassels Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Bassels Lane residents

The proportion if Bassels Lane residents born in the UK is 8.58% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.77% of Bassels Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.23% of Bassels Lane residents were born in the UK

Bassels Lane Summary

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

Bassels 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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