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Mid Sussex local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

6.8% to 30.4%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.8% in Crawley Down to 30.4% in East Grinstead Town — a gap of 23.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Crawley Down6.8%1582,333
Burgess Hill St Andrews8.1%2132,624
Burgess Hill Leylands9.6%1952,033
Hurstpierpoint10.4%2742,626
Hassocks10.9%3893,584
Haywards Heath Franklands11%2932,667
Lindfield11.1%3182,860
East Grinstead Herontye11.5%1821,586
East Grinstead Imberhorne11.6%2902,495
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South11.8%1241,051
Burgess Hill Victoria12%1981,644
Copthorne & Worth12.1%2381,975
Lindfield Rural & High Weald12.7%3332,632
East Grinstead Ashplats13.3%3772,839
East Grinstead Baldwins13.6%2111,546
Burgess Hill Franklands14%3142,247
Burgess Hill Dunstall15.8%3432,172
Downland Villages16.2%2011,238
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty16.4%4432,708
Handcross & Pease Pottage16.5%2141,294
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds19.1%5322,787
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill20.3%5062,490
Haywards Heath Ashenground22%6502,959
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath22.1%7293,305
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore22.8%6672,921
Haywards Heath North23.9%3981,662
East Grinstead Town30.4%9313,058
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.7% to 5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.7% in Haywards Heath North to 5% in Burgess Hill Victoria — a gap of 2.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Haywards Heath North2.7%1043,893
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore2.7%1886,951
Crawley Down2.9%1685,880
Burgess Hill Dunstall2.9%1555,422
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South2.9%772,668
Lindfield Rural & High Weald2.9%1946,606
Haywards Heath Franklands3%1896,350
East Grinstead Ashplats3%2116,927
East Grinstead Imberhorne3.1%1866,027
Copthorne & Worth3.4%1685,007
East Grinstead Baldwins3.5%1323,810
Burgess Hill St Andrews3.5%2236,436
Downland Villages3.5%1113,203
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty3.5%2386,770
Haywards Heath Ashenground3.5%2446,920
Hurstpierpoint3.5%2376,689
East Grinstead Town3.5%2296,460
Handcross & Pease Pottage3.7%1133,082
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill3.7%2326,230
Hassocks3.8%3238,498
Lindfield3.9%2646,790
Burgess Hill Franklands3.9%2145,450
East Grinstead Herontye4.1%1543,715
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds4.2%2636,280
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath4.3%3297,619
Burgess Hill Leylands4.4%2084,722
Burgess Hill Victoria5%2084,191
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People aged 65 or over

12.6% to 28.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.6% in Handcross & Pease Pottage to 28.5% in East Grinstead Herontye — a gap of 16 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Handcross & Pease Pottage12.6%3863,075
Burgess Hill Dunstall13.7%7425,415
Haywards Heath Ashenground15%1,0346,908
Burgess Hill St Andrews16%1,0296,439
Burgess Hill Victoria16.8%7034,183
Haywards Heath North17.4%6773,895
East Grinstead Town17.5%1,1256,439
East Grinstead Ashplats17.5%1,2076,908
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath18%1,3757,642
Haywards Heath Franklands18.1%1,1516,346
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore18.3%1,2656,925
Downland Villages20.5%6543,193
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds20.7%1,3026,283
Hurstpierpoint21.2%1,4156,690
East Grinstead Baldwins21.2%8053,803
Lindfield Rural & High Weald22%1,4506,601
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty22%1,4926,782
Copthorne & Worth22.6%1,1315,007
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill23.1%1,4336,206
Crawley Down23.3%1,3765,904
East Grinstead Imberhorne23.9%1,4416,033
Hassocks24.2%2,0588,504
Burgess Hill Leylands24.4%1,1504,717
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South25.5%6812,674
Burgess Hill Franklands26.2%1,4295,448
Lindfield28.3%1,9256,795
East Grinstead Herontye28.5%1,0563,703
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

7.6% to 18.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 7.6% in Haywards Heath North to 18.5% in Burgess Hill Leylands — a gap of 10.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Haywards Heath North7.6%2403,151
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore8.6%4695,482
Lindfield9.4%5075,396
Burgess Hill Dunstall9.5%4144,376
Haywards Heath Franklands9.9%5065,096
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty9.9%5425,458
Lindfield Rural & High Weald10.2%5455,318
Hurstpierpoint10.7%5475,125
Hassocks10.8%7366,815
Crawley Down11%5204,745
Burgess Hill Franklands11.4%5184,550
Haywards Heath Ashenground11.6%6425,541
Handcross & Pease Pottage11.8%2882,432
Downland Villages11.9%3172,661
Burgess Hill St Andrews12.2%6215,104
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill12.4%6235,013
East Grinstead Town12.5%6675,351
East Grinstead Imberhorne12.5%6144,918
East Grinstead Herontye12.5%3853,083
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South12.6%2762,192
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds13.1%6825,215
Copthorne & Worth13.1%5514,204
East Grinstead Baldwins13.2%4103,105
East Grinstead Ashplats13.3%7365,532
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath14.2%8716,147
Burgess Hill Victoria15.1%5023,325
Burgess Hill Leylands18.5%7293,951
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.4% to 52.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 27.4% in Burgess Hill Leylands to 52.7% in Haywards Heath North — a gap of 25.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Burgess Hill Leylands27.4%1,0833,951
Burgess Hill Victoria28.6%9523,325
East Grinstead Ashplats30.2%1,6725,532
Copthorne & Worth31.9%1,3394,204
Crawley Down33.2%1,5774,745
East Grinstead Herontye33.7%1,0383,083
Handcross & Pease Pottage34%8272,432
Burgess Hill St Andrews34.2%1,7465,104
Burgess Hill Dunstall34.3%1,5014,376
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds34.4%1,7955,215
East Grinstead Baldwins34.8%1,0813,105
East Grinstead Imberhorne35.3%1,7374,918
Burgess Hill Franklands37.8%1,7224,550
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath38.3%2,3566,147
East Grinstead Town38.5%2,0585,351
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill38.8%1,9455,013
Downland Villages38.9%1,0342,661
Haywards Heath Ashenground39.2%2,1715,541
Haywards Heath Franklands40.5%2,0645,096
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South40.6%8892,192
Lindfield Rural & High Weald43.6%2,3205,318
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty44.4%2,4265,458
Hassocks44.5%3,0336,815
Hurstpierpoint45.5%2,3335,125
Lindfield48.7%2,6265,396
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore49.3%2,7055,482
Haywards Heath North52.7%1,6613,151
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.5% to 17.6%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.5% in Haywards Heath North to 17.6% in Burgess Hill Leylands — a gap of 11.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Haywards Heath North6.5%1081,659
Lindfield Rural & High Weald8.5%2232,635
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore8.6%2512,926
Burgess Hill Dunstall8.8%1912,175
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty8.9%2412,702
Copthorne & Worth9.4%1851,975
Lindfield9.6%2752,868
East Grinstead Imberhorne9.6%2402,501
Crawley Down9.7%2272,333
East Grinstead Herontye9.9%1571,580
Downland Villages10.9%1351,241
Haywards Heath Franklands11%2912,656
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South11.1%1161,043
Hassocks11.2%4013,580
Hurstpierpoint11.2%2952,630
Burgess Hill Franklands11.3%2532,248
East Grinstead Ashplats11.7%3322,847
Burgess Hill St Andrews11.8%3082,619
East Grinstead Baldwins11.9%1851,553
Handcross & Pease Pottage12.9%1671,296
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill13.1%3272,497
Haywards Heath Ashenground13.4%3972,973
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds13.8%3842,789
East Grinstead Town14%4263,050
Burgess Hill Victoria14.2%2331,642
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath15.4%5093,307
Burgess Hill Leylands17.6%3572,025
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3.6% to 18.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3.6% in Copthorne & Worth to 18.4% in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath — a gap of 14.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Copthorne & Worth3.6%721,975
East Grinstead Herontye5.4%861,586
Haywards Heath North6.1%1011,662
Burgess Hill Franklands6.2%1402,247
Burgess Hill Dunstall6.6%1432,172
East Grinstead Baldwins6.7%1041,546
Lindfield6.9%1972,860
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South7.6%801,051
Crawley Down8.4%1952,333
Lindfield Rural & High Weald8.5%2242,632
Hassocks8.7%3123,584
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore8.8%2582,921
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds9.2%2572,787
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty9.3%2512,708
East Grinstead Imberhorne9.4%2342,495
Downland Villages9.5%1171,238
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill11.2%2802,490
East Grinstead Town12%3673,058
Haywards Heath Ashenground13%3842,959
Burgess Hill St Andrews13.4%3512,624
East Grinstead Ashplats13.9%3962,839
Hurstpierpoint15.2%3992,626
Burgess Hill Victoria15.7%2581,644
Handcross & Pease Pottage15.8%2051,294
Burgess Hill Leylands15.9%3242,033
Haywards Heath Franklands17.5%4672,667
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath18.4%6093,305
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Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners HillAshurst Wood & East Grinstead SouthBurgess Hill DunstallBurgess Hill FranklandsBurgess Hill LeylandsBurgess Hill Meeds & HammondsBurgess Hill St AndrewsBurgess Hill VictoriaCopthorne & WorthCrawley DownCuckfield, Bolney & AnstyDownland VillagesEast Grinstead AshplatsEast Grinstead BaldwinsEast Grinstead HerontyeEast Grinstead ImberhorneEast Grinstead TownHandcross & Pease PottageHassocksHaywards Heath AshengroundHaywards Heath Bentswood & HeathHaywards Heath FranklandsHaywards Heath Lucastes & BolnoreHaywards Heath NorthHurstpierpointLindfieldLindfield Rural & High Weald
27 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill →6,222 people · census date in profileAshurst Wood & East Grinstead South →2,674 people · census date in profileBurgess Hill Dunstall →5,424 people · census date in profileBurgess Hill Franklands →5,450 people · census date in profileBurgess Hill Leylands →4,721 people · census date in profileBurgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds →6,272 people · census date in profileBurgess Hill St Andrews →6,438 people · census date in profileBurgess Hill Victoria →4,184 people · census date in profileCopthorne & Worth →5,017 people · census date in profileCrawley Down →5,882 people · census date in profileCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty →6,769 people · census date in profileDownland Villages →3,199 people · census date in profileEast Grinstead Ashplats →6,918 people · census date in profileEast Grinstead Baldwins →3,803 people · census date in profileEast Grinstead Herontye →3,709 people · census date in profileEast Grinstead Imberhorne →6,025 people · census date in profileEast Grinstead Town →6,460 people · census date in profileHandcross & Pease Pottage →3,087 people · census date in profileHassocks →8,498 people · census date in profileHaywards Heath Ashenground →6,916 people · census date in profileHaywards Heath Bentswood & Heath →7,620 people · census date in profileHaywards Heath Franklands →6,347 people · census date in profileHaywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore →6,946 people · census date in profileHaywards Heath North →3,901 people · census date in profileHurstpierpoint →6,693 people · census date in profileLindfield →6,792 people · census date in profileLindfield Rural & High Weald →6,610 people · census date in profile