The Venom was never the 'ultimate evolution of the Vampire' but a very different aircraft. It came after the DH110, for instance. (The type number was DH112). The design was begun when it became plain that the 110, later to become the Sea Vixen, was going to be too delayed to follow on from the day and all-weather fighters then in service.
It doesn't appear so at first glance, but the aircraft possessed marked swept-wing characteristics. Get low and slow on the approach, for instance, and it would settle gracefully onto the ground short of the runway.
The wings were flexible and would bounce up and down as one taxied over the bumps, especially if the tip-tanks were full. The cockpit (of the FAW22, the only mark of which I have any experience) was decidedly cramped, albeit less so then the Vampire T11 or 22. The seats were staggered which gave one a little more room, but meant that you had to kind of curl your right hand round during the round-out, there being nowhere to put your elbow.