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Ardingly

Ardingly is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,250. There are two restaurants or cafés and the nearest railway station is Horsted Keynes, 3.1 km away. In June 2026, there were around 9 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ardingly 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
Horsham
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

14°CClear

  • Today: 22° / 13° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:23

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Lambeth - Streatham Green, United Kingdom

Crime

6 reported · July 2026 45% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Other theft1

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

24 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 20 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Horsted Keynes (2.3 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Balcombe (4.3 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: 156.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Esso (11 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Denmans Lane Car Park 2 (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches22
  • Playgrounds2

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
  • 46 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

Your MP

Mims Davies

Conservative

East Grinstead and Uckfield

Recent votes:

  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,180 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

20 jobs advertised · £57,200 avg

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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

Grid electricity

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Imports 25% · Nuclear 10% · Wind 8%

218 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

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 East Grinstead and Uckfield:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ardingly · 0.1 km

    Ardingly is an English village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. The village is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about 33 miles (53 km) south of London and 33 mil…

  • St Peter's Church, Ardingly · 1.0 km

    St Peter's Church is the Church of England parish church of the parish of Ardingly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The present building dates from the 14th…

  • South of England Show · 1.0 km

    The South of England Show is a county show held annually at its own showground in Ardingly, Sussex, during June. The show was founded in 1967 and is organised by the South of England Agricultural Society. The show att…

  • Ardingly College Chapel · 1.3 km

    The Chapel of S. Saviour is the chapel to Ardingly College in West Sussex, England, and is considered an example of Gothic Revival architecture. The chapel was designed by R.H Carpenter and William Slater. The foundat…

  • Ardingly College · 1.3 km

    Ardingly College is a fee-charging boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located near Ardingly, West Sussex, England. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference…

  • All Saints Church, Highbrook · 1.5 km

    All Saints Church is an Anglican church in the hamlet of Highbrook in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The tiny settlement, in the parish of West Hoathly, was d…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ardingly?
Ardingly is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Mid Sussex local authority.
What is the population of Ardingly?
Ardingly has an approximate settlement population of 1,250.
How deprived is Ardingly?
The Mid Sussex local authority, which includes Ardingly, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.