Is Rookcross Lane in Horsham a nice place to live?

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

Rookcross Lane is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.964856, -0.343859
Grid Ref TQ163196
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8LL

House Prices

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

Crime in Rookcross Lane, West Sussex

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

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

2021 Census for Rookcross Lane

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

Unemployment in Rookcross 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 Rookcross Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rookcross Lane

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

Home ownership in Rookcross Lane

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

Country of Birth of Rookcross Lane residents

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

Rookcross Lane Summary

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

Rookcross 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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