Is Swallows Lane in Horsham a nice place to live?

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

Swallows Lane is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.964448, -0.35699
Grid Ref TQ154196
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8NL, RH13 8QA

House Prices

The average house price in Swallows Lane is 44.68% lower than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is 11 Swallows Lane, that sold for £243,500. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Swallows Lane

Date No. Type Price
08/10/2021 11 Flat £243,500

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

Crime in Swallows Lane, West Sussex

There were 2 street crime incidents in Swallows Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Sussex Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Swallows Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Under investigation
2 Vehicle Crime Under investigation

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 Swallows 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 Swallows Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward

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

2021 Census for Swallows Lane

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

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

Retirees (OAPs) in Swallows Lane

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

Home ownership in Swallows Lane

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

Country of Birth of Swallows Lane residents

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

Swallows Lane Summary

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

Swallows 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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