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Mannings Heath

Mannings Heath is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 2,200. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Horsham, 3.5 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Mannings Heath area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Horsham area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 146,778 residents at roughly 277 people per km².

Council
Horsham
County
West Sussex
Constituency
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 77th of 294 English council areas — better than 74% of them.

Low crime88
Home affordability15
Affordable rents19
Good schools14
Life expectancy91
Low deprivation91
Employment96
Low council tax51

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

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 24° / 17° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:20

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 80% YoY

  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Rusper, Colgate, Lower Beeding and Nuthurst · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Antisocial Driving and Speeding - Illegal Car Meets Parking at School Pick Up in Colgate
  • Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) in green spaces

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

Road safety

282 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 19.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

26 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Horsham (3.5 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Horsham (3.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£436,940 average 0.2% YoY

Across Horsham · to 2026-06

Detached£755,971
Semi-detached£457,337
Terraced£368,181
Flat£215,213

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,465 average monthly rent 3.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,017
  • 2 bed £1,344
  • 3 bed £1,689

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Horsham Train Station 2 (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches18
  • Golf courses3
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

146,778 residents in Horsham · 277/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 290 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,441 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,627
B £1,899
C £2,170
D £2,441
E £2,983
F £3,526
G £4,068
H £4,882

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

Schools

65 schools · 21,370 pupils

43 primary · 5 secondary · 17 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Tanbridge House SchoolOutstanding
  • Millais SchoolGood
  • Steyning Grammar SchoolRequires improvement
  • The Forest School
  • Weald School, The

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Horsham

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
  • 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

343 applications decided

93% granted · 319 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

John Milne

Liberal Democrat

Horsham

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 majority

  • Con 12
  • LD 26
  • Grn 9
  • Ref 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

19 jobs advertised · £31,153 avg

e.g. IT Managed Services Sales Executive, School Porter, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£871 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% 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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

9% low-carbon electricity

Imports 59% · Gas 32% · Solar 5% · Wind 3%

178 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Horsham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Mannings Heath, West Sussex · 0.1 km

    Mannings Heath is a village in the civil parish of Nuthurst and the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village is on the A281 road, 2 miles (3 km) south-east from the town of Horsham. Mannings Heath is the…

  • Mannings Heath Golf & Wine Estate · 1.0 km

    Mannings Heath Golf & Wine Estate is located in Mannings Heath, Horsham in the south of England. The 500 acre parkland site includes two golf courses and a vineyard.

  • Monk's Gate · 1.1 km

    Monk's Gate is a hamlet in the civil parish of Nuthurst, in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A281 road 3 miles (5 km) southeast from Horsham.

  • St Leonard's Forest SSSI · 1.5 km

    St Leonard's Forest SSSI is an 85.4-hectare (211-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Horsham in West Sussex. The SSSI is in two separate areas, with the western part being in the 289-hectare (…

  • Southwater & Nuthurst (electoral division) · 1.9 km

    Southwater & Nuthurst is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council. The current County Councillor, Brad Watson, is also Cabinet Member for C…

  • Lower Beeding · 2.0 km

    Lower Beeding is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the B2110, B2115 and A281 roads, 3.5 miles (6 km) south-east from Horsham, and is centred on Holy Trinit…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Mannings Heath?
Mannings Heath is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Horsham local authority.
How deprived is Mannings Heath?
The Horsham local authority, which includes Mannings Heath, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.