Littlehaven

Horsham · South East · population 11,478 · 8 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #101 of 6,856 in England
  • #34 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 16 in Horsham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,345
Median age (est.)46
Density1,385per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above38%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 30%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 6%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 23%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors17%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Littlehaven is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #101 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 16 in Horsham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (99) and lowest on Housing & access (70). Typical homes here sold for about £445,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 169 sales), in line with the wider Horsham median of £435,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,917 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 23 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 95 · #341
Employment 96 · #300
Education 94 · #444
Health 92 · #519
Crime 99 · #53
Housing & access 70 · #2,068
Living environment 95 · #348

House prices ?

£445,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=169
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£445,000169+5.5%+11.3%
Detached£607,00055+1.2%+13.5%
Semi-detached£450,00046+7.1%+15.4%
Terraced£367,00055+1.3%+22.3%
Flat£249,99913-5.7%+17.0%
This area£445,000
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)£49,917±£7,031 · #1,081 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,239
Price-to-income ?8.9×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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 264 offences
Horsham45
South East71
England83

Rank #94 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences137
Theft33
Burglary9
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons33
Drugs12
Robbery3
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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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