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Ansty

Ansty is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 332. There are two bus stops in the area, and the nearest railway station is Beech Hurst Miniature Railway Station, located 3.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ansty area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Mid Sussex area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 152,566 residents at roughly 457 people per km².

Council
Mid Sussex
County
West Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Police force
Sussex
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 60th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.

Low crime88
Home affordability20
Affordable rents27
Good schools29
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation98
Employment92
Low council tax39

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

20°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 23° / 17° · 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

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026

  • Burglary1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Drug Harm
  • Antisocial Driving - Speeding

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

Road safety

268 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 353 casualties · 17.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

43 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 40 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Beech Hurst Miniature Railway Station (2.9 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Haywards Heath (3.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£426,441 average 0.9% YoY

Across Mid Sussex · to 2026-06

Detached£724,219
Semi-detached£447,171
Terraced£363,789
Flat£216,584

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,420 average monthly rent 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,008
  • 2 bed £1,288
  • 3 bed £1,617

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

Affordability

10.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.9 times median annual pay (11.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Esso (4.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Esso (4.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

29 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Ockenden Manor Hotel and Spa (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches15
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

152,566 residents in Mid Sussex · 457/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 311 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,474 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (25% of 70,350)

A £1,650
B £1,924
C £2,199
D £2,474
E £3,024
F £3,574
G £4,124
H £4,949

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

Schools

66 schools · 26,547 pupils

42 primary · 7 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 19 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

52inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • St Paul's Catholic CollegeOutstanding
  • Downlands Community SchoolGood
  • Imberhorne School
  • Oathall Community College
  • Sackville School
  • The Burgess Hill Academy
  • Warden Park Secondary Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mid Sussex

Care & health services

988 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes343
  • GP practices106
  • Dentists219
  • Homecare agencies210
  • Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

253 applications decided

92.9% granted · 235 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 1
  • Con 18
  • LD 19
  • Grn 4
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,180 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

42 jobs advertised · £93,333 avg

e.g. Online Music Tutor - Part Time, Guest Services Assistant, Senior Merchandiser - Furniture

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£842 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,691 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 71,992 certificates

8.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.1
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday8.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

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

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in RH17

  • Cuckfield Medical Centre
  • Ouse Valley Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Sussex:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ansty, West Sussex · 0.3 km

    Ansty is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A272 road 1.4 miles (2.2 km) southwest of Cuckfield. It is in the civil parish of Ansty and Staplefield.

  • Cuckfield Park · 1.3 km

    Cuckfield Park is a Grade II* listed Elizabethan House and parkland in the village of Cuckfield in West Sussex, England.

  • Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield · 1.6 km

    Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in the village of Cuckfield in the district of Mid Sussex; one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. It was founded in the 11th century and…

  • Ockenden Manor · 1.7 km

    Ockenden Manor is an Elizabethan manor house located in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England. The building is now operated as a hotel and restaurant by the Historic Sussex Hotels group.

  • Ansty and Staplefield · 1.8 km

    Ansty and Staplefield, previously Cuckfield Rural, is a civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, covering an area from the north-west side of Burgess Hill, the whole lying around but mostly to…

  • Warden Park Secondary Academy · 2.0 km

    Warden Park Secondary Academy is a coeducational secondary school in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ansty?
Ansty is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Mid Sussex local authority.
What is the population of Ansty?
Ansty has an approximate settlement population of 332.
How deprived is Ansty?
The Mid Sussex local authority, which includes Ansty, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.