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Hellingly

Hellingly is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 286. It has 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, and 17 bus stops, with Polegate railway station located 6.7 km away. There were around 48 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Hellingly 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

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 23° / 16° · 42% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:17

12h 46m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Crime

66 reported · July 2026 27% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences25
  • Anti-social behaviour20
  • Criminal damage & arson6
  • Drugs5

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Hellingly · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour

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

81 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 73 rated 4–5 ★ (59 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Polegate (7.7 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Polegate (7.6 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: 154.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Hellingly Community Hub (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds8

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
  • 39 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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

12 jobs advertised

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

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

Imports 59% · Gas 32% · Solar 5% · Wind 3%

178 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 Sussex Weald:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Hellingly Hospital · 0.3 km

    Hellingly Hospital, formerly the East Sussex County Asylum, was a large psychiatric hospital close to the village of Hellingly, east of Hailsham, in the English county of East Sussex.

  • Hellingly Hospital Railway · 0.4 km

    The Hellingly Hospital Railway was a British light railway owned and operated by East Sussex County Council, used for transporting coal and passengers to Hellingly Hospital, a psychiatric hospital near Hailsham, from…

  • Cuckoo Trail · 0.9 km

    The Cuckoo Trail is a 14-mile (23 km) footpath and cycleway which runs from Hampden Park to Heathfield in East Sussex. It passes through the towns of Polegate and Hailsham, as well as the villages of Hellingly and Horam.

  • Hellingly railway station · 1.0 km

    Hellingly was a railway station on the now closed Polegate to Eridge line in East Sussex. It served the village of Hellingly.

  • Hellingly · 1.1 km

    Hellingly is a village, and can also refer to a civil parish, and to a district ward, in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England.

  • Horselunges Manor · 1.2 km

    Horselunges Manor is a 15th-century manor house in Hellingly, East Sussex, that was restored in the 20th century. The house was previously owned by Peter Grant, the manager of Led Zeppelin, and featured in the film Th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Hellingly?
Hellingly is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Wealden local authority.
What is the population of Hellingly?
Hellingly has an approximate settlement population of 286.
How deprived is Hellingly?
The Wealden local authority, which includes Hellingly, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.