Bramber

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:29

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

31 reported · August 2026▲ 63% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour17
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Other theft4
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Steyning, Bramber, Upper Beeding, Ashington and Woodmancote · Sussex

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

291 reported road collisions (2025)

95 killed or seriously injured · 410 casualties · 19.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

53 food businesses within 2 miles

• 43 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Shoreham-by-Sea (6.2 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£441,491 average▼ 0.5% YoY

Across Horsham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,474 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £1,023
• 2 bed £1,352
• 3 bed £1,700

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

11.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.5 times median annual pay (11.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,105 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · ESSO (8.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (9.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: The Best Western Old Tollgate Hotel & Restaurant (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

146,778 residents in Horsham · 277/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,413
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,208
• Net moves+1,205

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 279 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,441 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (22% of 66,760)

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

65 schools · 21,370 pupils

43 primary · 5 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 18 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Horsham

991 CQC-registered services

• Care homes342
• GP practices107
• Dentists220
• Homecare agencies210
• Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

• In a conservation area (Bramber Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 158 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

337 applications decided

87.2% granted · 294 granted, 43 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 12
• LD 25
• Grn 9
• Ref 1
• Oth 1

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

6 jobs advertised · £59,688 avg

e.g. Telehandler, Logistics Coordinator, Quantity Surveyor

Source: Adzuna

£871 median full-time weekly pay

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

£34,400 disposable income per head (2024)

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

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 66,536 certificates

8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

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

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in BN44

• Steyning Health Centre
• Com Nursing Chanctonbury

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Arundel and South Downs:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death1,230 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks545 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases317 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND212 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills200 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Bramber · 0.0 km

  Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined medieval castle which was the caput of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edg…

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  St Nicholas' Church, Bramber · 0.1 km

  St Nicholas' Church, Bramber is a Church of England parish church in the village of Bramber, West Sussex. Dating back to approximately 1073, the fabric of the church is still mainly Norman though with some rebuilding…

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  Bramber Castle · 0.2 km

  Bramber Castle is the ruins of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, formerly the caput of the large feudal barony of Bramber long held by the Braose family. It is situated in the village of Bramber, West Sussex, near the…

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  Bramber railway station · 0.3 km

  Bramber railway station was a railway station in England on the Steyning Line which served the village of Bramber. The station was patronised by tourists visiting nearby Bramber Castle, Potter's Museum and the village…

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  Battle of Bramber Bridge · 0.5 km

  The Battle of Bramber Bridge was a minor skirmish that took place on 13 December 1643, during the First English Civil War. A Royalist detachment from Arundel attempted to secure the bridge over the River Adur at Bramb…

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  Upper Beeding · 0.7 km

  Upper Beeding is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the northern end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles (6.4 km) north of Shoreham-by-Sea and…

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