Maresfield

21°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 24° / 16° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:18

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

5 reported · July 2026▼ 55% YoY

• Public order2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Buxted and Maresfield · Sussex

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

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)

66 food businesses within 2 miles

• 55 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Uckfield (3.4 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£386,787 average▼ 0.7% YoY

Across Wealden · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (3.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (3.6 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Uckfield Retail Park Car Park (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools9
• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Open day success at Wealden Crematorium· 11 Sept 2026
• Wealden Community Sports Hub provides opportunities for women, girls and grassroots sport· 9 Sept 2026
• Unsafe farm buildings at Knights Farm West to be demolished· 9 Sept 2026
• Reaction to Local Government Reorganisation pause· 8 Sept 2026
• Home Office to seek planning permission for continued use of Crowborough Army Camp· 2 Sept 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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

61inspected 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 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

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

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

296 applications decided

84.5% granted · 250 granted, 46 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

• Schools1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Customer Support Coordinator Spares - FTC - 2 Roles - 1 part time & 1 full time

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

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

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs 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

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

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership445 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership418 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office357 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test275 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  A.F.C. Uckfield Town · 0.5 km

  A.F.C. Uckfield Town is a community football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England. They are currently members of the Mid-Sussex League Premier Division and play at The Oaks.

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  Maresfield · 0.5 km

  Maresfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village itself lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north from Uckfield; the nearby villages of Nutley and Fairwarp; and the smaller set…

• A.F.C. Uckfield · 0.5 km

  Association Football Club Uckfield was a football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England.

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  Maresfield Camp · 0.7 km

  Maresfield Camp was a camp of the British Army at Maresfield in East Sussex. It served as the depot of the Intelligence Corps.

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  Buxted Park · 1.3 km

  Buxted Park is an 84.7 hectare (206.16 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, located near the village of Buxted, East Sussex, England. The main house is just over 0.5 km northeast of the town of Uckfie…

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  Cooper's Green · 1.7 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)