Robertsbridge, Hurst Green & Ticehurst

Rother · South East · population 9,402 · 6 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,638 of 6,856 in England
  • #812 of 1,119 in South East
  • #5 of 11 in Rother
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,277
Median age (est.)49
Density115per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 18% · Skilled trades 16%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors18%
Skilled trades16%
Associate professional13%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Robertsbridge, Hurst Green & Ticehurst sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,638 of 6,856 in England, and #5 of 11 in Rother. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (71) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £430,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 93 sales), 21% above the wider Rother median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,085 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 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 63 · #2,555
Employment 63 · #2,534
Education 50 · #3,446
Health 70 · #2,034
Crime 71 · #1,959
Housing & access 2 · #6,702
Living environment 31 · #4,742

House prices ?

£430,000median (12m) · -12.2% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£430,00093-12.2%+7.6%
Detached£620,00042-3.4%+33.3%
Semi-detached£353,75024-22.7%-13.0%
Terraced£363,25022+3.8%+32.1%
Flat£185,0005-16.6%+8.8%
This area£430,000
Rother£355,000
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)£46,085±£6,404 · #1,828 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,064
Price-to-income ?9.3×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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 394 offences
Rother57
South East71
England83

Rank #1,404 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences176
Theft36
Burglary25
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons54
Drugs8
Robbery0
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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