Is Bentons Lane in Horsham a nice place to live?

Bentons Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Bentons Lane 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

Bentons Lane is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.962313, -0.359927
Grid Ref TQ152193
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8NW

House Prices

The average house price in Bentons Lane is 59.6% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is WEST VIEW Bentons Lane, that sold for £785,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bentons Lane

Date No. Type Price
05/04/2022 WEST VIEW Detached £785,000
11/10/2021 ROSECROFT Detached £920,000
30/04/2021 HIGHGROVE Detached £910,777

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

Crime in Bentons Lane, West Sussex

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

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

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

2021 Census for Bentons Lane

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

Unemployment in Bentons 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.
1.34% of Bentons Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bentons Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bentons Lane. The proportion of retirees on Bentons Lane is 1.47% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.07% of Bentons Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bentons Lane

The proportion of home owners on Bentons Lane is 15.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.71% of properties in Bentons Lane are private rented and 6.43% are social rented.
77.86% of residents of Bentons Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Bentons Lane residents

The proportion if Bentons Lane residents born in the UK is 9.72% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.63% of Bentons Lane residents were born outside the UK.
92.37% of Bentons Lane residents were born in the UK

Bentons Lane Summary

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

Bentons 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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