Burgess Hill West

Mid Sussex · South East · population 7,123 · 4 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #423 of 6,856 in England
  • #150 of 1,119 in South East
  • #7 of 17 in Mid Sussex
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,061
Median age (est.)41
Density4,738per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above33%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 29%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 10%Other: 13%
One person 22%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 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 West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #423 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 17 in Mid Sussex. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Housing & access (62). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 105 sales), 15% below the wider Mid Sussex median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,543 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 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 79 · #1,410
Employment 88 · #800
Education 79 · #1,465
Health 91 · #615
Crime 90 · #704
Housing & access 62 · #2,589
Living environment 98 · #169

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · -2.0% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,000105-2.0%+19.0%
Detached£555,00032+5.7%+12.1%
Semi-detached£404,50019+4.9%+19.0%
Terraced£329,00051-2.1%+19.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£375,000
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)£49,543±£6,963 · #1,141 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,605
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

76Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 253 offences
Mid Sussex47
South East71
England83

Rank #862 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences117
Theft32
Burglary16
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons26
Drugs8
Robbery0
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 58 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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