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Plumpton Green

Plumpton Green is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,123. There are 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Plumpton, 0.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Plumpton Green area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Lewes area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,907 residents at roughly 342 people per km².

Council
Lewes
County
East Sussex
Constituency
Lewes
Police force
Sussex
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 102nd of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.

Low crime80
Home affordability31
Affordable rents34
Good schools95
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation61
Employment41
Low council tax1

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:19

12h 47m 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

4 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Rural Crime Supporting rural communities affected by rural crime, including but not limited to; residential burglary, machinery theft, an…
  • Operation Downsway Our yearly campaign to address community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5…

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

Road safety

172 reported road collisions (2024)

57 killed or seriously injured · 227 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Plumpton (0.6 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Plumpton (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£367,918 average 1.7% YoY

Across Lewes · to 2026-06

Detached£591,548
Semi-detached£398,016
Terraced£323,093
Flat£198,184

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,325 average monthly rent 6.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £919
  • 2 bed £1,209
  • 3 bed £1,497

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.7 times median annual pay (9.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: The Bull (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches26
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

99,907 residents in Lewes · 342/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 194 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,756 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 47,330)

A £1,837
B £2,144
C £2,450
D £2,756
E £3,369
F £3,981
G £4,594
H £5,512

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

Schools

38 schools · 13,446 pupils

25 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 8 of 8 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

34inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Peacehaven Community SchoolGood
  • Seahaven AcademyGood
  • Chailey School
  • King's Academy Ringmer
  • Priory School
  • Seaford Head School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lewes

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
  • 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

80 applications decided

80% granted · 64 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

James MacCleary

Liberal Democrat

Lewes

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Green / Labour coalition

  • Lab 8
  • LD 14
  • Grn 18
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,860 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£829 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,837 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 · 48,390 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 yrs women · 81 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lewes:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Plumpton railway station · 0.5 km

    Plumpton railway station serves the village of Plumpton in East Sussex, England. It is 44 miles 42 chains (71.7 km) from London Bridge via Redhill.

  • Plumpton Racecourse · 1.0 km

    Plumpton Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in the village of Plumpton, East Sussex near Lewes and Brighton. Racing first took place at Plumpton in 1884.

  • East Chiltington · 1.6 km

    East Chiltington is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is centred four miles (5.9 km) south-east of Burgess Hill and five miles (8 km) north-west of Lewes. It is a strip paris…

  • Streat · 2.0 km

    Streat is a village and parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Burgess Hill and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Lewes, within the South Downs National Park.

  • RAF Chailey · 2.4 km

    Royal Air Force Chailey or more simply RAF Chailey is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground close to the village of Chailey near Burgess Hill in East Sussex during the Second World War. It was an example of…

  • Chailey School · 2.5 km

    Chailey Secondary School is a comprehensive secondary school located in the village of South Chailey, Chailey, just outside Lewes in East Sussex, UK. It opened in April 1958. Chailey School was awarded specialist Lang…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Plumpton Green?
Plumpton Green is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Lewes local authority.
What is the population of Plumpton Green?
Plumpton Green has an approximate settlement population of 1,123.
How deprived is Plumpton Green?
The Lewes local authority, which includes Plumpton Green, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.