Bolney
Bolney is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 591. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 8 bus stops, and Beech Hurst Miniature Railway Station is 5.8 km away. There were around 10 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 Bolney 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 60th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.
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°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 13° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
14 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson6
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Driving - Speeding
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) - Youth Related
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
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 17 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Beech Hurst Miniature Railway Station (6.1 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wivelsfield (6.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£426,441 average▼ 0.9% YoY
Across Mid Sussex · to 2026-06
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 (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Esso (6.1 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Foxhole Lane (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools12
- Sports pitches36
- 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)
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
- In a conservation area (Bolney)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 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
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat
Mid Sussex
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
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 & greens132
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,180 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
17 jobs advertised · £33,504 avg
e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Bolney – Flexible Schedule
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Sussex:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership408 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s387 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership385 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases296 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test289 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bolney · 0.6 km
St Mary Magdalene's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Bolney in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The parish church, which is dedicated to Jesus' co…
Bolney · 0.6 kmBolney is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies 36 miles (58 km) south of London, 11 miles (18 km) north of Brighton, and 27 miles (43 km) east northeast of the county…
- Wykehurst Place · 1.2 km
Wykehurst Place is a Gothic Revival mansion in Bolney, West Sussex, England, resembling more the châteaux of the Loire than an English manor house. It was designed in 1871 by architect Edward Middleton Barry for the b…
Ansty and Staplefield · 1.9 kmAnsty 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…
- Colwood, West Sussex · 2.0 km
Colwood is a village near Warninglid in West Sussex, England. It is the site of Colwood Manor.
Ansty, West Sussex · 2.9 kmAnsty 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.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bolney?
- Bolney is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Mid Sussex local authority.
- What is the population of Bolney?
- Bolney has an approximate settlement population of 591.
- How deprived is Bolney?
- The Mid Sussex local authority, which includes Bolney, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.