Hailsham East
Wealden · South East · population 6,538 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,263 of 6,856 in England
- #1,017 of 1,119 in South East
- #21 of 21 in Wealden
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Elementary 14%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 14% |
| Elementary | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 51% · Christian 41% · 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 East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,263 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 21 in Wealden. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (8). Typical homes here sold for about £295,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 95 sales), 22% below the wider Wealden median of £379,975. Typical household take-home income is around £35,771 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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 | £295,000 | 95 | -7.8% | +18.0% |
| Detached | £482,500 | 25 | +8.4% | +41.9% |
| Semi-detached | £305,000 | 33 | -4.7% | +22.0% |
| Terraced | £240,000 | 29 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| Flat | £148,000 | 8 | -5.9% | +26.5% |
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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 ?
- #4,442 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 #2,686 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 207 |
| Theft | 24 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 42 |
| Public order & weapons | 43 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 19 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 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 Wealden
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Macclesfield South & Lyme GreenCheshire East23£241,498
- Tiverton EastMid Devon23£220,500
- Bolton Road & Kings RoadBradford23£172,500
- Little ChesterDerby23£157,000
- Billingham CentralStockton-on-Tees23£140,000
- Hatton Garden & Theobalds RoadCamden23£740,000