Haywards Heath East

Mid Sussex · South East · population 7,734 · 5 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,301 of 6,856 in England
  • #586 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 17 in Mid Sussex
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,752
Median age (est.)40
Density4,688per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 25%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Haywards Heath East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,301 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 17 in Mid Sussex. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (90) and lowest on Housing & access (45). Typical homes here, about £377,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 113 sales), 14% below the wider Mid Sussex median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,588 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 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 49 · #3,515
Employment 60 · #2,726
Education 53 · #3,234
Health 74 · #1,767
Crime 70 · #2,089
Housing & access 45 · #3,755
Living environment 90 · #663

House prices ?

£377,500median (12m) · +0.7% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£377,500113+0.7%+31.8%
Detached£555,00018+2.8%+16.8%
Semi-detached£390,00039-2.5%+15.6%
Terraced£356,30033+1.8%+19.3%
Flat£240,00023-1.0%+2.1%
This area£377,500
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)£45,588±£6,352 · #1,940 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,259
Price-to-income ?8.3×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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 372 offences
Mid Sussex47
South East71
England83

Rank #1,952 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences175
Theft27
Burglary16
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons79
Drugs16
Robbery1
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 125 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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