Chelwood Common

9°CClear

• Today: 13° / 6° · 38% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:32

9h 39m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

6 reported · August 2026▲ 500% YoY

• Burglary2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Danehill, Fletching and Nutley · Sussex

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

317 reported road collisions (2025)

113 killed or seriously injured · 453 casualties · 19.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

24 food businesses within 2 miles

• 21 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Horsted Keynes (4.4 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£380,679 average▼ 1.6% YoY

Across Wealden · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,262 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £897
• 2 bed £1,143
• 3 bed £1,428

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

2,329 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Jockey lane car park TN17 3JN (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools16
• Sports pitches33
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Thirteen towns and parishes in Wealden to receive funding from developments· 30 Oct 2026
• Wealden Crematorium earns another prestigious award· 28 Oct 2026
• Twelve affordable council homes in Buxted to be built for Wealden residents· 26 Oct 2026
• Work to prepare site for Polegate and Willingdon Medical Centre to begin· 20 Oct 2026
• Plans for proposed new medical centre in Hailsham move forward following Cabinet approval· 15 Oct 2026

Source: Wealden Council

160,151 residents in Wealden · 192/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,796
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,519
• Net moves+2,277

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 238 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,728 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

71 schools · 21,298 pupils

51 primary · 5 secondary · 15 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wealden

703 CQC-registered services

• Care homes301
• GP practices81
• Dentists140
• Homecare agencies107
• Hospitals & hospices24

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

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

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

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

350 applications decided

85.7% granted · 300 granted, 50 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mims Davies

Conservative

East Grinstead and Uckfield

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green coalition

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

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,540 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£866 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% 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

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

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 45% · Wind 43% · Nuclear 7% · Biomass 4%

181 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (East Sussex): 59.9 women · 59.2 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in RH17

• Cuckfield Medical Centre
• Ouse Valley Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death535 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks377 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND237 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills217 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately185 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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