Burgess Hill East

Mid Sussex · South East · population 10,059 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,054 of 6,856 in England
  • #311 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 17 in Mid Sussex
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,841
Median age (est.)40
Density3,699per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above34%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 11%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Burgess Hill East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,054 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 17 in Mid Sussex. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Education (64). Typical homes here sold for about £405,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 185 sales), 8% below the wider Mid Sussex median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,472 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 47 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,034
Employment 78 · #1,527
Education 64 · #2,459
Health 80 · #1,349
Crime 66 · #2,301
Housing & access 64 · #2,452
Living environment 94 · #396

House prices ?

£405,000median (12m) · +3.3% yr · n=185
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£405,000185+3.3%+12.2%
Detached£512,50048-1.4%+2.5%
Semi-detached£425,00067+9.1%+14.9%
Terraced£339,50051-1.6%+15.4%
Flat£270,00019+5.9%+11.5%
This area£405,000
Mid Sussex£440,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,472±£7,080 · #984 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,308
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

47 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 471 offences
Mid Sussex47
South East71
England83

Rank #1,860 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences208
Theft58
Burglary16
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons54
Drugs18
Robbery9
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 145 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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