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The Highlands

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2,815 people · median £337,000 · Rother

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Rother Council · Independent / Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition 27/38 seats · 71% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population2,815

0–14

16%

15–24

10%

25–44

21%

45–64

26%

65+

27%

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Median age47.2

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate48%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5%

Self-employed · of people in work26%

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Retired35.9%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified22%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications22.5%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health78%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.53/10

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Happiness7.29/10

Feels worthwhile7.9/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.35/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 3 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

4.0/10

Employment

3.0/10

Education & skills

3.5/10

Health & disability

3.0/10

Crime

4.5/10

Housing & services

1.5/10

Living environment

9.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

67%

own their home

96%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%

ONS Census 2021

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