East Grinstead West & South

Mid Sussex · South East · population 8,032 · 5 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #142 of 6,856 in England
  • #50 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 17 in Mid Sussex
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,959
Median age (est.)48
Density497per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above37%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 5%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 24%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · 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 West & South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #142 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 17 in Mid Sussex. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (97) and lowest on Housing & access (63). Typical homes here sold for about £505,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 120 sales), 15% above the wider Mid Sussex median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,204 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 92 · #526
Employment 97 · #183
Education 86 · #978
Health 97 · #204
Crime 96 · #286
Housing & access 63 · #2,528
Living environment 93 · #451

House prices ?

£505,000median (12m) · +1.0% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£505,000120+1.0%+20.7%
Detached£655,00051+7.4%+25.4%
Semi-detached£470,00041+7.3%+19.7%
Terraced£430,0007-6.8%+8.9%
Flat£260,00021-7.1%+8.8%
This area£505,000
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)£50,204±£7,016 · #1,033 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,970
Price-to-income ?10.1×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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 307 offences
Mid Sussex47
South East71
England83

Rank #1,103 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences112
Theft92
Burglary18
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons24
Drugs8
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 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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