Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

Mid Sussex · South East · population 9,198 · 5 LSOAs

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

69Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,116 of 6,856 in England
  • #539 of 1,119 in South East
  • #15 of 17 in Mid Sussex
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,077
Median age (est.)44
Density126per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above42%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 15%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,116 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 17 in Mid Sussex. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (94) but weak on Housing & access (13). Typical homes here sold for about £541,500 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 120 sales), 23% above the wider Mid Sussex median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,108 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 75 · #1,732
Employment 80 · #1,362
Education 76 · #1,657
Health 94 · #403
Crime 54 · #3,186
Housing & access 13 · #5,941
Living environment 40 · #4,145

House prices ?

£541,500median (12m) · +7.2% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£541,500120+7.2%-1.5%
Detached£745,00046+0.5%+12.9%
Semi-detached£499,00042+13.3%+16.7%
Terraced£460,00027+13.6%+31.4%
Flat£283,0005+14.9%
This area£541,500
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)£50,108±£7,043 · #1,046 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,082
Price-to-income ?10.8×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 730 offences
Mid Sussex47
South East71
England83

Rank #4,054 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences291
Theft165
Burglary56
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson77
Public order & weapons56
Drugs24
Robbery5
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 165 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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