East Grinstead East

Mid Sussex · South East · population 8,316 · 5 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #334 of 6,856 in England
  • #120 of 1,119 in South East
  • #5 of 17 in Mid Sussex
  • Least deprived 10% in England
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents8,350
Median age (est.)45
Density1,063per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above35%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 4%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · Other 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

East Grinstead East is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #334 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #5 of 17 in Mid Sussex. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (98) and lowest on Housing & access (43). Typical homes here sold for about £432,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 135 sales), in line with the wider Mid Sussex median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,625 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 23 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 87 · #917
Employment 97 · #217
Education 79 · #1,438
Health 98 · #169
Crime 93 · #498
Housing & access 43 · #3,926
Living environment 94 · #430

House prices ?

£432,000median (12m) · +5.4% yr · n=135
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£432,000135+5.4%+13.7%
Detached£620,00043+5.1%+18.9%
Semi-detached£455,00029+12.3%+13.8%
Terraced£356,00056+0.3%+15.8%
Flat£200,0007-4.8%+13.6%
This area£432,000
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)£50,625±£7,087 · #954 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,298
Price-to-income ?8.5×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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 190 offences
Mid Sussex47
South East71
England83

Rank #91 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences90
Theft23
Burglary10
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order & weapons25
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 53 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Mid Sussex

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.