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Frant

Frant is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 781. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly burglary. It has 5 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Frant, 1.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Frant 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

17°CCloudy

  • Today: 23° / 13° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:22

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Vehicle crime2

Neighbourhood team: Frant and Withyham · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Cross border crime

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

26 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Frant (1.9 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Frant (1.9 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: 140.8p · AppleGreen (4.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (4.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

21 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Sainsbury's Tunbridge Wells (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds1

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

  • In a conservation area (Frant Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 50 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

Ms Nusrat Ghani

Conservative

Sussex Weald

Recent votes:

  • AyeKing's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h)
  • NoCriminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 91
  • NoCriminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 59
  • NoCriminal Justice Bill Report Stage: New Clause 44

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

30 jobs advertised · £37,689 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Become a Marketing Tutor in Frant – Flexible & Remote

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

38% low-carbon electricity

Imports 49% · Wind 31% · Gas 13% · Nuclear 4%

92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Sussex Weald:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Frant · 0.1 km

    Frant is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, on the Kentish border about three miles (5 km) south of Royal Tunbridge Wells.

  • St Alban's Church, Frant · 0.2 km

    St Alban's Church is a Church of England parish church in Frant, East Sussex, England. It was built in 1819–22 in a fifteenth-century Gothic Revival style and is a grade II listed building.

  • Eridge Park · 1.8 km

    Eridge Park is a village and historic park located north of the parish of Rotherfield, to the north-east of Crowborough in East Sussex, England. The adjoining home of the same name is the seat of the Marquess of Aberg…

  • Frant railway station · 1.9 km

    Frant railway station is on the Hastings line in East Sussex, England, and serves the civil parish of Frant. It is 36 miles 53 chains (59.0 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains servi…

  • Kent and Sussex Crematorium and Cemetery · 2.2 km

    The Kent and Sussex Crematorium and Cemetery is a crematorium and cemetery located in Royal Tunbridge Wells in the county of Kent, England.

  • St Mark's Church, Royal Tunbridge Wells · 2.5 km

    St. Mark's Church is the Church of England parish church for the Broadwater Down area of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, in the Diocese of Rochester. Built in the 19th-century Gothic Revival style by Robert Lewi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Frant?
Frant is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Wealden local authority.
What is the population of Frant?
Frant has an approximate settlement population of 781.
How deprived is Frant?
The Wealden local authority, which includes Frant, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.