Property market | £453,233 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Gatwick (23.1 miles) | |
Broadband | 45.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 128 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 476 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chichester level) | |
Community | Median age is 49.3 | Happiness is Above Average for West Sussex, High for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chichester) | |
Commute (approx) | - London Waterloo (53 mins) - Vauxhall (66 mins) - Reading (73 mins) | |
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£453,233 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Gatwick (23.1 miles) | |
45.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 49.3 | Happiness is Above Average for West Sussex, High for UK | |
Ranked 128 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 476 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chichester level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chichester) | |
- London Waterloo (53 mins) - Vauxhall (66 mins) - Reading (73 mins) | |
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Black Down has one main store nearby, Waitrose Haslemere. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Heidi, Wollah Wollah. We found one nearby cafe: The Courtyard Cafe.
The property market in Black Down has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £750,805, which is down -3.2% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £453,233 (down -2.2% on last year) , a terraced house £381,603 (down -5.4% on last year) and a flat £224,726. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £904 per month. Property prices in Black Down are similar to the average property prices across West Sussex and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Black Down, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the West Sussex region.
Property data is based on Chichester level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Black Down, or click here to browse the longer list of Black Down property transactions from 2023.
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Black Down has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/6/2013) | 59 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Haslemere |
Fernhurst Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (7/13/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Haslemere | |
St Ives School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | Haslemere |
School | Type |
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St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/6/2013) 59 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Fernhurst Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/13/2017) |
St Ives School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Black Down | Commute options |
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Haslemere A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- London Waterloo (63 mins - South Western Railway - £420 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 66 mins - South Western Railway - £420 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 102 mins - Southern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Southern - £420 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Southern - £420 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 175 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Liphook A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +15% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- London Waterloo (72 mins - South Western Railway - £423 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 76 mins - South Western Railway - £423 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 84 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 106 mins - Southern) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Southern - £423 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 169 mins - Southern - £423 monthly fare) View details |
Farnham A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 62 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Waterloo (66 mins - South Western Railway - £408 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 76 mins - South Western Railway - £408 monthly fare) View details |
Pulborough A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- East Croydon (57 mins - Unmapped (was Gatwick Express) - £431 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (69 mins - Southern) View details - Victoria (76 mins - Unmapped (was Gatwick Express) - £431 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (80 mins - Southern - £431 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 91 mins - Thameslink - £431 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 107 mins - London Overground - £431 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 122 mins - Southern - £431 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 130 mins - South Western Railway - £431 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 133 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 162 mins - Thameslink) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Chichester) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Chichester residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.4% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.7% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.6% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.6% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.5% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Chichester consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.0% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 14.3% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 15.7% | 128 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.2% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.9% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 10.3% | |
Routine occupations | 8.4% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.7% | 476 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 6.6% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Sussex is average (53mbps). Black Down is slower than this, with average download speeds of 45.7mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Chichester level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 45.7 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 91.5% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 1.2% |
Crime stats were found at the Chichester level:
Type | Chichester | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 67 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 22 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Black Down.
The DEFRA API is currently reporting at least one flood warning in this area - please refer to the UK Government website for information on this.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Thames | River Wey | Upper River Wey including Alton, Farnham, Bordon, Frensham, Tilford, Godalming, Guildford and Peasmarsh |
Solent and South Downs | Western Rother | The Western Rother from Liss to Hardham |
Solent and South Downs | Loxwood Stream | River Lox in West Sussex from Chiddingfold to Drungewick, including the Loxwood Stream |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Black Down, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: Secondary: | 15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Haywards Heath, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 | 18.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Lindfield, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 | 18.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Balcombe, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 17.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Hassocks, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Horsham, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £467,805 Detached: £759,717 | 48 | Primary: 12Secondary: 5 | 17.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Petworth, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Selsey, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Chichester, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 14Secondary: 6 | 15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Midhurst, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Three Bridges, West Sussex Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £435,477 Detached: £675,318 | 108 | Primary: 15Secondary: 5 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Crawley, West Sussex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £435,477 Detached: £675,318 | 108 | Primary: 15Secondary: 6 | N/A |
Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £371,515 Detached: £583,693 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 9.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Arundel, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £371,515 Detached: £583,693 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £422,206 Detached: £580,668 | 68 | Primary: 6Secondary: | 12.4% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Black Down, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: Secondary: |
Haywards Heath, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 |
Lindfield, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 |
Balcombe, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Hassocks, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £510,054 Detached: £810,709 | 43 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
Horsham, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £467,805 Detached: £759,717 | 48 | Primary: 12Secondary: 5 |
Petworth, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Selsey, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Chichester, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 14Secondary: 6 |
Midhurst, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £453,233 Detached: £750,805 | 67 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
Three Bridges, West Sussex Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £435,477 Detached: £675,318 | 108 | Primary: 15Secondary: 5 |
Crawley, West Sussex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £435,477 Detached: £675,318 | 108 | Primary: 15Secondary: 6 |
Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £371,515 Detached: £583,693 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Arundel, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £371,515 Detached: £583,693 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £422,206 Detached: £580,668 | 68 | Primary: 6Secondary: |
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