Fulking
Fulking is a village in West Sussex, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Fishersgate at 6.1 km. In June 2026, there were around 4 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 Fulking area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Mid Sussex area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 152,566 residents at roughly 457 people per km².
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- County
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 49th of 294 English council areas — better than 83% 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
12°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 10° · 50% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:32
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
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
270 reported road collisions (2025)
68 killed or seriously injured · 351 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
15 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Fishersgate (6.1 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Portslade (6.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£431,904 average▼ 0.8% YoY
Across Mid Sussex · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,423 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,009
- 2 bed £1,291
- 3 bed £1,621
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,258 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Southdown Road, Portslade, Lamp Column 3 (4.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools19
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,533
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,796
- Net moves+1,737
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 286 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
65 schools · 26,533 pupils
41 primary · 7 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 19 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
52 inspected 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
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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Fulking)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 28 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
291 applications decided
90.7% granted · 264 granted, 27 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat
Mid Sussex
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
e.g. Event Staff, Event Manager, Part-time Events Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£842 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% 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
46% low-carbon electricity
Gas 49% · Wind 36% · Nuclear 5% · Imports 5%
199 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 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 BN5
- Henfield Medical Centre
- Sussex Primary Care Ehub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Sussex:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death583 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks420 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases299 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND274 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth216 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Fulking · 0.1 kmFulking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies wholly with the South Downs National Park.
Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill · 0.3 kmBeeding Hill to Newtimber Hill is a 321 ha (790-acre) biological and geological Downland Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) north of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Gra…
Edburton Castle Ring · 1.2 kmEdburton Castle Ring is an archaeological site in West Sussex, England, on the peak of Edburton Hill on the South Downs, near the villages of Edburton and Fulking. It is a Scheduled Monument.
Edburton · 1.5 kmEdburton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Upper Beeding, in the Horsham district, in the county of West Sussex, England. It is on the road from Upper Beeding to Fulking. In 1931 the par…
Devil's Dyke, Sussex · 1.5 kmDevil's Dyke, also sometimes called Satan's ditch, is a 100-metre (330 ft) deep V-shaped dry valley on the South Downs in Sussex in southern England, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Brighton. It is managed by the Natio…
The Dyke railway station · 1.6 kmThe Dyke railway station was a railway station near Devil's Dyke in West Sussex, England which opened in 1887 and closed in 1939.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fulking?
- Fulking is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Mid Sussex local authority.
- How deprived is Fulking?
- The Mid Sussex local authority, which includes Fulking, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.