Is Downlands in Horsham a nice place to live?

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

Downlands is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.959989, -0.309785
Grid Ref TQ188191
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8QT, RH13 8QU, RH20 2DQ, RH20 4LZ

House Prices

The average house price in Downlands is 14.83% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is 9 Downlands, that sold for £639,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Downlands

Date No. Type Price
13/12/2022 9 Detached £639,000
21/10/2021 13 Detached £340,000
16/04/2021 12 Detached £308,000
01/02/2021 7 Detached £367,500

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

Crime in Downlands, West Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in Downlands 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 Downlands 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 Downlands, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward

Social economic statistics for Downlands

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 Downlands is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Downlands 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 Downlands experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Downlands 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 Downlands involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Downlands are in the top 20% 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 Downlands 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 Downlands, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Downlands are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Downlands

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

Unemployment in Downlands

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.
2.09% of Downlands residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Downlands

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Downlands. The proportion of retirees on Downlands is 8.86% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.46% of Downlands residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Downlands

The proportion of home owners on Downlands is 19.33% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.65% of properties in Downlands are private rented and 5.42% are social rented.
81.33% of residents of Downlands own their home

Country of Birth of Downlands residents

The proportion if Downlands residents born in the UK is 11.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.48% of Downlands residents were born outside the UK.
94.52% of Downlands residents were born in the UK

Downlands Summary

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

Downlands 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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