Is Oakwood in Horsham a nice place to live?

Oakwood is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Oakwood 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

Oakwood is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.961009, -0.303881
Grid Ref TQ192193
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8JG, RH13 8JQ

House Prices

The average house price in Oakwood is 7.35% higher than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is 3 Oakwood, that sold for £490,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Oakwood

Date No. Type Price
26/07/2022 3 Semi £490,000
14/04/2022 32 Semi £385,000
30/11/2021 4 Terrace £338,000
30/07/2020 6 Terrace £308,000

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

Crime in Oakwood, West Sussex

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

Social economic statistics for Oakwood

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

2021 Census for Oakwood

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

Unemployment in Oakwood

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.
2.83% of Oakwood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Oakwood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Oakwood. The proportion of retirees on Oakwood is 2.7% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.9% of Oakwood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Oakwood

The proportion of home owners on Oakwood is 23.71% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.27% of properties in Oakwood are private rented and 4.51% are social rented.
85.71% of residents of Oakwood own their home

Country of Birth of Oakwood residents

The proportion if Oakwood residents born in the UK is 14.8% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.55% of Oakwood residents were born outside the UK.
97.45% of Oakwood residents were born in the UK

Oakwood Summary

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

Oakwood 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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