Horsham West

Horsham · South East · population 11,087 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #464 of 6,856 in England
  • #160 of 1,119 in South East
  • #5 of 16 in Horsham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,941
Median age (est.)39
Density2,821per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above38%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 9%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Horsham West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #464 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 16 in Horsham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (97) and lowest on Housing & access (70). Typical homes here sold for about £420,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 215 sales), in line with the wider Horsham median of £435,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,808 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 79 · #1,431
Employment 86 · #923
Education 86 · #951
Health 88 · #807
Crime 73 · #1,876
Housing & access 70 · #2,089
Living environment 97 · #231

House prices ?

£420,000median (12m) · -5.6% yr · n=215
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£420,000215-5.6%+2.4%
Detached£620,00041-13.0%+10.7%
Semi-detached£475,00055-9.1%+13.1%
Terraced£380,00081-1.3%+12.6%
Flat£277,50038-3.5%-4.0%
This area£420,000
Horsham£435,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£49,808±£6,992 · #1,099 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,628
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

31 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 347 offences
Horsham45
South East71
England83

Rank #505 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences195
Theft29
Burglary12
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons40
Drugs14
Robbery3
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 94 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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