Haywards Heath West
Mid Sussex · South East · population 12,001 · 7 LSOAs
Part of Haywards Heath · Postcode RH16 · RH17
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #416 of 6,856 in England
- #147 of 1,119 in South East
- #6 of 17 in Mid Sussex
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 26% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 26% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Hindu 2%
Born outside the UK: 19%
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 West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #416 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 17 in Mid Sussex. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (95) and lowest on Housing & access (60). Typical homes here sold for about £300,000 over the past year, down 3% across five years (from 242 sales), 32% below the wider Mid Sussex median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,913 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £300,000 | 242 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| Detached | £624,500 | 32 | +1.1% | +7.7% |
| Semi-detached | £550,000 | 33 | +16.4% | +38.9% |
| Terraced | £431,000 | 36 | +8.8% | +18.6% |
| Flat | £250,000 | 141 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #421 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,847 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 274 |
| Theft | 178 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 67 |
| Public order & weapons | 98 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 5 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 220 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.
- SouthwellNewark and Sherwood94£380,000
- Bishop's Stortford EastEast Hertfordshire94£425,000
- Crowborough Whitehill & WarrenWealden94£470,000
- Backwell & Flax BourtonNorth Somerset94£567,500
- Merton RoadWandsworth94£765,750
- Long DittonElmbridge94£875,000