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Buxted

Buxted is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,831. It has 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Buxted, 0.9 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Buxted area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Wealden area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 160,151 residents at roughly 192 people per km².

Council
Wealden
County
East Sussex
Constituency
Wealden
Police force
Sussex
55/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 119th of 294 English council areas — better than 60% of them.

Low crime99
Home affordability21
Affordable rents25
Good schools21
Life expectancy74
Low deprivation80
Employment78
Low council tax2

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CMist

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 86% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:20

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Crime

11 reported · July 2026 10% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Burglary1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Buxted and Maresfield · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Anti-social driving

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

343 reported road collisions (2024)

122 killed or seriously injured · 517 casualties · 21.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

35 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 29 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Buxted (0.2 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Buxted (0.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£386,787 average 0.7% YoY

Across Wealden · to 2026-06

Detached£586,588
Semi-detached£348,205
Terraced£286,892
Flat£182,646

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,266 average monthly rent 2% YoY

  • 1 bed £900
  • 2 bed £1,147
  • 3 bed £1,432

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

10.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.8 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Shell Recharge, Maresfield Bypass (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools9
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

160,151 residents in Wealden · 192/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 254 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,728 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 75,220)

A £1,819
B £2,122
C £2,425
D £2,728
E £3,335
F £3,941
G £4,547
H £5,457

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

71 schools · 21,298 pupils

51 primary · 5 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 17 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)

61inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Beacon AcademyOutstanding
  • Uckfield CollegeOutstanding
  • Heathfield Community CollegeGood
  • Uplands Academy
  • Willingdon Community School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wealden

Care & health services

703 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes298
  • GP practices80
  • Dentists142
  • Homecare agencies108
  • Hospitals & hospices24

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

296 applications decided

84.5% granted · 250 granted, 46 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mims Davies

Conservative

East Grinstead and Uckfield

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Green coalition

  • Lab 2
  • Con 9
  • LD 11
  • Grn 11
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£866 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,270 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 75,732 certificates

10.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 48% · Imports 43% · Wind 5% · Nuclear 2%

214 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Grinstead and Uckfield:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Buxted railway station · 0.2 km

    Buxted railway station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line in England, serving the village of Buxted, East Sussex. It is 43 miles 68 chains (70.6 km) from London Bridge.

  • Buxted · 0.3 km

    Buxted is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex in England. The parish is situated on the Weald, north of Uckfield; the settlements of Five Ash Down, Heron's Ghyll and High Hurstwood are in…

  • Etchingwood · 1.2 km

    Etchingwood is a small cluster of mostly detached properties and farms within the civil parish of Buxted in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Its nearest town is Uckfield, which lies approximately 2.3 mile…

  • St Margaret the Queen, Buxted · 1.3 km

    The Church of St Margaret the Queen is a grade I listed building in Buxted Park, East Sussex, England. It is dedicated to Saint Margaret of Scotland, an 11th-century Scottish queen. The church dates from the 13th cent…

  • Cooper's Green · 2.1 km

    Cooper's Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Buxted in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Its nearest town is Uckfield, which lies approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south-west from the village.

  • Five Ash Down · 2.3 km

    Five Ash Down is a small village within the civil parish of Buxted, in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Its nearest town is Uckfield, which lies approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south from the village. Th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Buxted?
Buxted is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Wealden local authority.
What is the population of Buxted?
Buxted has an approximate settlement population of 1,831.
How deprived is Buxted?
The Wealden local authority, which includes Buxted, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.