Hailsham Central & East

Wealden · South East · population 6,544 · 4 LSOAs

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

69Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,109 of 6,856 in England
  • #537 of 1,119 in South East
  • #13 of 21 in Wealden
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,515
Median age (est.)48
Density1,191per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 26%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 5%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Hailsham Central & East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,109 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 21 in Wealden. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (89) and lowest on Education (49). Typical homes here, about £310,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 94 sales), 18% below the wider Wealden median of £379,975. Typical household take-home income is around £37,789 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 71 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 60 · #2,713
Employment 60 · #2,747
Education 49 · #3,494
Health 63 · #2,562
Crime 64 · #2,480
Housing & access 63 · #2,521
Living environment 89 · #745

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · +1.0% yr · n=94
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,00094+1.0%+27.2%
Detached£386,00030+2.9%+18.8%
Semi-detached£310,00035+3.4%+26.0%
Terraced£260,00022-8.6%+16.7%
Flat£140,0007-1.1%-11.0%
This area£310,000
Wealden£379,975
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)£37,789±£5,318 · #4,115 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,007
Price-to-income ?8.2×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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

71 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 464 offences
Wealden42
South East71
England83

Rank #3,597 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences168
Theft113
Burglary10
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons61
Drugs17
Robbery6
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 226 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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