Reads Walk, Steyning, BN44 3AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BN44 3AJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	52.3%	0.0%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	47.7%	47.7%	0.0%	49.0%	-1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.1%	41.8%	2.7%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	46.3%	43.7%	-2.6%	44.2%	-0.5%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	7.7%	7.7%	0.0%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	5%	4.4%	-0.6%	6.1%	-1.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.2%	59.1%	7.9%	48.4%	10.7%
Good health	36.5%	28.6%	-7.9%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	9.6%	10.9%	1.3%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.1%	11%	0.9%	18.2%	-7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	7%	-6.9%	9.6%	-2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	23.3%	20.5%	-2.8%	13.4%	7.1%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.3%	18.6%	2.3%	16.9%	1.7%
Degree or Similar	30.9%	37.5%	6.6%	33.8%	3.7%
Other	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.1%	0.9%	-2.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	3.5%	3.4%	-0.1%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%	1.7%
White	88.5%	86%	-2.5%	81.4%	4.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	1.9%	0.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.8%	83.6%	-6.2%	83.2%	0.4%
European Union	1.2%	7.2%	6.0%	6.1%	1.1%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	4.4%	2.4%	-2.0%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89%	83.6%	-5.4%	83.2%	0.4%
10+ Years	4%	6.2%	2.2%	9.8%	-3.6%
5-10 Years	2.7%	0.6%	-2.1%	2.9%	-2.3%
2-5 Years	1.2%	2.8%	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	3.1%	6.8%	3.7%	1.9%	4.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.4%	76.7%	7.7%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	6.4%	13.5%	-7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.7%	37.2%	9.5%
Christian	44.4%	46.2%	-1.8%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Reads Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Reads Walk was 19.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.4% lower than the Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Reads Walk has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote and the 115th lowest crime rate of 419 local areas in Horsham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 6.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BN44 3AJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Reads Walk are based on 11 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Horsham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Reads Walk, Steyning, BN44 3AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN44 3AJ

Average Price
£136,570

Semi-Detached
£170,619

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£130,895

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Reads Walk

Average Price
£136,365

Semi-Detached
£178,074

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£131,282

Flats/Maisonettes
£132,295

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Reads WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Reads Walk, Steyning, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2025-03-31	£210,467
21 Reads Walk, Steyning, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2024-02-22	£188,480
18 Reads Walk, Steyning, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£91,000	2016-12-16	£94,388
1 Reads Walk, Steyning, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£163,500	2015-05-01	£193,227
10 Reads Walk, Steyning, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£122,500	2014-09-15	£175,363

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN44 3AJ

Employment

BN44 3AJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

BN44 3AJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in BN44 3AJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Retired	91
Student (economically inactive)	80
Self-Employed	75
Part-Time Employee	35
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Education	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Human health and social work activities	24
Construction	19
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	13
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Manufacturing	9
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Steyning CofE Primary School Shooting Field , BN44 3RQ	3out of 4	308 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upper Beeding Primary School School Road , Upper Beeding BN44 3HY	- not rated	2,504 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashurst CofE Primary School School Lane , Ashurst BN44 3AY	- not rated	4,201 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Steyning Grammar School Shooting Field , BN44 3RX	2out of 4	476 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Steyning Grammar School Shooting Field , BN44 3RX	- not rated	476 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southdown Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery Gervays Hall , Jarvis Lane BN44 3GL	- not rated	1,247 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Towers Convent School The Towers , Henfield Road BN44 3TF	- not rated	3,186 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Victoria's Sponge	Victoria's Sponge, 116 High Street	883 yd
Mamma Mia	Mamma Mia, 76 High Street	989 yd
Cobblestone Tea House	Cobblestone Tea House, 7 Cobblestone Walk	1,009 yd
Truffles	Truffles, 66 High Street	1,018 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Star Inn	The Star Inn, Star Inn		834 yd
Chequer Inn	Chequer Inn, Chequer Inn		1,069 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-Operative	Co-Operative, Co-operative Stores		949 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Steyning Leisure Centre HORSHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	468 yd
Steyning Grammar School UPPER SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL SHOOTING FIELD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	517 yd
Steyning Town Cfc (The Shooting Field) SHOOTING FIELD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	585 yd
Johnny Henderson Memorial Hall CHARLTON STREET		971 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	33.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	32.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	43.69 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	43.69 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	8.07 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BN44 3AJ