Is Old Yard Close in Horsham a nice place to live?

Old Yard Close is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Old Yard Close 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

Old Yard Close is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.960857, -0.303289
Grid Ref TQ192193
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8EZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Old Yard Close, West Sussex

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

Social economic statistics for Old Yard Close

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

2021 Census for Old Yard Close

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

Unemployment in Old Yard Close

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.
1.72% of Old Yard Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Yard Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old Yard Close. The proportion of retirees on Old Yard Close is 21.74% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.34% of Old Yard Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old Yard Close

The proportion of home owners on Old Yard Close is 19.3% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.88% of properties in Old Yard Close are private rented and 13.82% are social rented.
81.3% of residents of Old Yard Close own their home

Country of Birth of Old Yard Close residents

The proportion if Old Yard Close residents born in the UK is 12.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.4% of Old Yard Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.6% of Old Yard Close residents were born in the UK

Old Yard Close Summary

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

Old Yard Close 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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