Hartfield
Hartfield is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,000. There is 1 school, 1 restaurant and café, 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Ashurst, 4.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £835,750. In June 2026, there were around 7 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hartfield area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wealden area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 121st of 294 English council areas — better than 59% of them.
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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 7° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:28
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Fiveways Sidcup Rd A20, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
6 reported · August 2026▲ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Hartfield · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Cross border criminal activity
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
14 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ashurst (4.1 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ashurst Kent (4.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£380,679 average▼ 1.6% YoY
Across Wealden · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Lidl-Crowborough (5.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools15
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Alliance for Wealden retains one-seat majority on Wealden District Council· 3 Nov 2026
- 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
Source: Wealden Council
Population
160,151 residents in Wealden · 192/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 27%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 238 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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 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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Hartfield Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 37 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
350 applications decided
85.7% granted · 300 granted, 50 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £38,667 avg
e.g. Senior/Principal Ecologist, RICS Commercial / Rural Property Manager, Consultant Ecologist
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
43% low-carbon electricity
Gas 57% · Wind 33% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 4%
228 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks297 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients237 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death236 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND231 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK198 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hartfield · 0.1 kmHartfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The parish also includes the settlements of Colemans Hatch, Hammerwood and Holtye, all lying on the northern edge of Ashdown For…
Hartfield railway station · 0.4 kmHartfield was a railway station serving Hartfield, England, on the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line which closed in 1967, a casualty of the Beeching Axe.
- Withyham Priory · 1.3 km
Withyham Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in East Sussex, extant in 1086 and dissolved in 1413.
- Cotchford Farm · 1.4 km
Cotchford Farm is a farmhouse building to the southwest of the village of Hartfield, East Sussex, in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in southern England. Its owners have included author A. A. Milne,…
Mills Rocks · 1.4 kmMills Rocks is a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of East Grinstead in West Sussex.
Withyham · 1.5 kmWithyham is a village and large civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The village is situated 7 miles south west of Royal Tunbridge Wells and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Crowborough; the parish cov…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hartfield?
- Hartfield is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Wealden local authority.
- How deprived is Hartfield?
- The Wealden local authority, which includes Hartfield, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.