Is Wilton Close in Horsham a nice place to live?

Wilton Close is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Wilton Close 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

Wilton Close is located in the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward of the Horsham district in West Sussex.
Coordinates 50.95834, -0.304619
Grid Ref TQ191190
Suburb West Grinstead
Constituency Arundel and South Downs
Postcodes RH13 8RD, RH13 8RX

House Prices

The average house price in Wilton Close is 9.75% lower than the rest of Horsham. The last sale we have on record is 13 Wilton Close, that sold for £295,000. The average house price in Horsham is £352,285 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wilton Close

Date No. Type Price
29/06/2022 13 Terrace £295,000
01/11/2021 18 Terrace £347,000

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

Crime in Wilton Close, West Sussex

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

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

2021 Census for Wilton Close

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

Unemployment in Wilton 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.
0% of Wilton Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wilton Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wilton Close. The proportion of retirees on Wilton Close is 6.28% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.88% of Wilton Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wilton Close

The proportion of home owners on Wilton Close is 1.93% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.49% of properties in Wilton Close are private rented and 14.75% are social rented.
63.93% of residents of Wilton Close own their home

Country of Birth of Wilton Close residents

The proportion if Wilton Close residents born in the UK is 11.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.95% of Wilton Close residents were born outside the UK.
94.05% of Wilton Close residents were born in the UK

Wilton Close Summary

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

Wilton 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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