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Burwash & the Weald · Rother

Burwash & the Weald: your neighbourhood

Burwash & the Weald electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 37.9% here, compared with 29.9% across Rother (8 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.2% here, compared with 17.5% across Rother (6.3 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 13% here, compared with 18.9% across Rother (5.9 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.3%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,292 out of 4,560.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

212 out of 4,560.

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People counted in the census

4,559

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,559 out of 4,559.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

37.9%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,474 out of 3,890.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.2%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

841 out of 1,860.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.2%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

209 out of 1,860.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.6%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,658 out of 3,891.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.5%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,160 out of 3,891.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

139 out of 3,891.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

505 out of 3,890.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

252 out of 1,863.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.3%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,140 out of 3,891.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

130 out of 1,863.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Burwash & the Weald

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

73 out of 3,891.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Burwash & the Weald ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Burwash & the Weald ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Burwash & the Weald
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202470
October 2024151
November 202491
December 2024110
January 2025172
February 2025130
March 2025121
April 202523
May 2025122
June 202584
July 2025911
August 2025161
September 2025102
October 2025102
November 2025102
December 202590
January 202652
February 2026101
March 2026113
April 2026111
May 202683
June 2026112
July 202664
August 2026162
Crime categories in the latest complete year

A complete, consecutive 12-month period without an unresolved reporting break is needed before these totals can be shown.

What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Publication history: Sussex Police: Crime data not provided for January 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. No explicit later refresh identified in the checked changelog.

Previous crime-publication gaps are not explicitly resolved in the checked changelog for 2026-01. Published rows are retained, but completeness and year-on-year changes are not established.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Rother →