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Homes rented privately

8.2% to 22.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.2% in Maresfield to 22.5% in Polegate North — a gap of 14.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Maresfield	8.2%	124	1,517
Crowborough St Johns	8.4%	106	1,269
Crowborough South West	9.4%	120	1,276
Hellingly	9.6%	187	1,958
Stone Cross	9.6%	139	1,442
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	9.7%	133	1,376
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	9.7%	157	1,615
Lower Willingdon	10.4%	157	1,505
Buxted	10.5%	164	1,566
Upper Willingdon	10.6%	160	1,514
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	11.2%	148	1,327
Hailsham North West	11.2%	177	1,587
Polegate Central	11.6%	234	2,023
Hailsham East	11.6%	235	2,031
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	11.6%	353	3,040
Hailsham North	11.7%	138	1,183
Horam & Punnetts Town	11.7%	339	2,900
Hailsham West	11.9%	222	1,858
Crowborough Jarvis Brook	12.1%	213	1,761
Crowborough South East	12.2%	170	1,394
Hailsham South	12.2%	176	1,438
Danehill & Fletching	13.2%	209	1,588
Crowborough North	13.2%	177	1,340
Frant & Wadhurst	13.4%	395	2,946
South Downs	13.8%	195	1,416
Uckfield New Town	13.8%	354	2,570
Mayfield & Five Ashes	14.4%	223	1,545
Withyham	14.7%	176	1,196
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	14.9%	205	1,372
Heathfield South	15%	262	1,744
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	15.2%	187	1,228
Arlington	15.4%	195	1,268
Uckfield North	15.6%	209	1,343
Hartfield	16.2%	217	1,337
Crowborough Central	17.8%	336	1,891
Forest Row	18.3%	319	1,741
Pevensey Bay	18.7%	271	1,453
Heathfield North	19%	353	1,858
Hailsham Central	20.9%	340	1,626
Uckfield East	22.4%	312	1,395
Polegate North	22.5%	408	1,811

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.8% to 8.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.8% in Crowborough South East to 8.1% in Pevensey Bay — a gap of 5.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Crowborough South East	2.8%	105	3,804
Withyham	2.8%	82	2,956
Crowborough North	2.8%	93	3,284
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	2.9%	92	3,152
Hartfield	3.1%	102	3,284
Hellingly	3.3%	164	5,010
Danehill & Fletching	3.3%	128	3,886
Mayfield & Five Ashes	3.3%	121	3,654
Crowborough St Johns	3.3%	98	2,935
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	3.5%	113	3,256
Frant & Wadhurst	3.5%	242	6,941
Maresfield	3.5%	128	3,659
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	3.5%	116	3,310
Crowborough Jarvis Brook	3.6%	154	4,305
Forest Row	3.7%	152	4,135
Stone Cross	3.9%	142	3,685
Uckfield East	3.9%	126	3,225
Heathfield South	3.9%	164	4,169
Polegate Central	4%	204	5,107
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	4%	131	3,243
Hailsham North	4%	118	2,914
Uckfield New Town	4.1%	233	5,747
Horam & Punnetts Town	4.2%	288	6,903
Crowborough South West	4.2%	137	3,237
Hailsham North West	4.5%	169	3,740
Heathfield North	4.5%	177	3,915
Upper Willingdon	4.6%	151	3,266
Lower Willingdon	4.6%	154	3,314
Buxted	4.6%	181	3,894
Arlington	4.7%	139	2,966
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	4.8%	330	6,931
Crowborough Central	4.9%	204	4,125
South Downs	5.1%	153	2,979
Hailsham West	5.7%	240	4,233
Uckfield North	5.7%	180	3,131
Hailsham South	6.3%	211	3,328
Polegate North	6.9%	265	3,868
Hailsham Central	6.9%	245	3,545
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	7.3%	252	3,450
Hailsham East	7.8%	374	4,784
Pevensey Bay	8.1%	234	2,889

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People aged 65 or over

17.6% to 43.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 17.6% in Polegate Central to 43.1% in South Downs — a gap of 25.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Polegate Central	17.6%	898	5,109
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	17.6%	555	3,153
Stone Cross	17.8%	655	3,683
Hellingly	18.3%	916	5,009
Crowborough Jarvis Brook	18.7%	805	4,306
Crowborough South East	19.1%	728	3,804
Hailsham East	19.7%	941	4,785
Uckfield North	20%	625	3,130
Uckfield East	21.1%	682	3,226
Withyham	22.6%	668	2,956
Heathfield South	22.7%	947	4,163
Hailsham North	22.8%	665	2,915
Hailsham North West	23%	859	3,738
Uckfield New Town	24%	1,381	5,750
Crowborough South West	24.4%	791	3,236
Forest Row	24.8%	1,027	4,133
Danehill & Fletching	25%	970	3,887
Frant & Wadhurst	25.6%	1,778	6,941
Hartfield	25.9%	851	3,285
Hailsham West	26.8%	1,133	4,233
Crowborough North	27.4%	900	3,285
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	27.5%	894	3,256
Heathfield North	27.5%	1,078	3,915
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	28%	927	3,308
Horam & Punnetts Town	28.2%	1,946	6,904
Mayfield & Five Ashes	28.3%	1,035	3,654
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	28.7%	932	3,245
Polegate North	28.9%	1,118	3,867
Buxted	29%	1,131	3,894
Hailsham Central	29.9%	1,058	3,543
Crowborough Central	29.9%	1,232	4,125
Hailsham South	30.5%	1,014	3,327
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	30.6%	2,118	6,931
Maresfield	31.4%	1,149	3,659
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	33.6%	1,159	3,450
Lower Willingdon	33.7%	1,116	3,314
Arlington	35.2%	1,045	2,968
Upper Willingdon	36.7%	1,200	3,268
Crowborough St Johns	38.6%	1,132	2,934
Pevensey Bay	39.7%	1,146	2,890
South Downs	43.1%	1,285	2,978

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

8.6% to 25.4%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 8.6% in Withyham to 25.4% in Hailsham East — a gap of 16.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Withyham	8.6%	210	2,437
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	9.7%	245	2,516
Danehill & Fletching	9.8%	318	3,257
Forest Row	10.1%	344	3,396
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	10.3%	285	2,767
Frant & Wadhurst	10.6%	616	5,798
Hartfield	10.8%	299	2,777
Mayfield & Five Ashes	11.5%	347	3,017
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	11.7%	323	2,765
South Downs	12%	324	2,705
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	12.3%	347	2,830
Hellingly	12.7%	499	3,927
Buxted	12.8%	412	3,221
Crowborough North	12.9%	348	2,696
Crowborough St Johns	12.9%	331	2,562
Heathfield South	13%	448	3,444
Crowborough Jarvis Brook	13.2%	452	3,423
Stone Cross	13.3%	387	2,910
Crowborough South East	13.3%	420	3,156
Polegate Central	13.7%	549	4,008
Uckfield New Town	14.1%	681	4,815
Hailsham North	14.3%	338	2,371
Horam & Punnetts Town	14.3%	840	5,857
Maresfield	14.5%	459	3,156
Crowborough South West	15.1%	402	2,665
Uckfield East	15.3%	406	2,662
Heathfield North	16.4%	541	3,298
Lower Willingdon	16.4%	475	2,895
Crowborough Central	16.6%	585	3,519
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	16.9%	1,001	5,938
Uckfield North	17.1%	427	2,504
Arlington	17.3%	435	2,513
Hailsham North West	17.8%	542	3,042
Upper Willingdon	18.1%	515	2,844
Hailsham South	19%	553	2,908
Hailsham Central	20.4%	612	3,001
Polegate North	21.4%	700	3,270
Hailsham West	21.6%	741	3,437
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	22%	656	2,986
Pevensey Bay	22.9%	598	2,615
Hailsham East	25.4%	952	3,749

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.3% to 46.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 19.3% in Hailsham East to 46.3% in Forest Row — a gap of 27 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Hailsham East	19.3%	724	3,749
Hailsham West	21.9%	754	3,437
Polegate North	22.8%	745	3,270
Pevensey Bay	22.9%	598	2,615
Hailsham Central	23.4%	703	3,001
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	24.1%	721	2,986
Hailsham North West	24.7%	750	3,042
Hailsham North	25%	592	2,371
Hailsham South	25.6%	745	2,908
Uckfield North	26.1%	654	2,504
Upper Willingdon	27.6%	786	2,844
Uckfield East	27.7%	737	2,662
Lower Willingdon	28.4%	821	2,895
Heathfield North	29.2%	963	3,298
Polegate Central	29.2%	1,171	4,008
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	29.7%	1,762	5,938
Stone Cross	29.9%	869	2,910
Heathfield South	30.2%	1,040	3,444
Hellingly	30.4%	1,195	3,927
Crowborough South East	30.5%	963	3,156
Uckfield New Town	31%	1,491	4,815
Crowborough Jarvis Brook	31.1%	1,063	3,423
Crowborough North	31.1%	838	2,696
Crowborough South West	31.3%	835	2,665
Horam & Punnetts Town	32.8%	1,923	5,857
Crowborough Central	33.9%	1,194	3,519
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	36.2%	910	2,516
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	36.2%	1,025	2,830
Maresfield	37.1%	1,172	3,156
Arlington	37.5%	942	2,513
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	37.9%	1,047	2,765
Buxted	38.1%	1,226	3,221
Crowborough St Johns	39.1%	1,003	2,562
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	41.6%	1,151	2,767
Mayfield & Five Ashes	42.6%	1,286	3,017
Hartfield	44%	1,222	2,777
Danehill & Fletching	44%	1,434	3,257
Withyham	44.6%	1,088	2,437
Frant & Wadhurst	44.7%	2,592	5,798
South Downs	45.9%	1,241	2,705
Forest Row	46.3%	1,573	3,396

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.4% to 27.9%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.4% in Danehill & Fletching to 27.9% in Hailsham East — a gap of 20.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Danehill & Fletching	7.4%	118	1,586
South Downs	8%	113	1,417
Withyham	8.2%	98	1,199
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	8.8%	108	1,227
Buxted	9%	140	1,563
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	9.2%	127	1,377
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	9.3%	123	1,328
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	9.5%	130	1,371
Hartfield	9.6%	128	1,337
Crowborough South East	9.9%	139	1,398
Frant & Wadhurst	10%	294	2,948
Forest Row	10.2%	178	1,743
Crowborough St Johns	10.6%	134	1,269
Mayfield & Five Ashes	10.9%	168	1,544
Horam & Punnetts Town	10.9%	317	2,900
Heathfield South	11.1%	193	1,742
Crowborough North	11.1%	149	1,340
Maresfield	11.4%	173	1,519
Uckfield East	11.4%	159	1,396
Stone Cross	11.5%	166	1,442
Hellingly	11.8%	231	1,958
Upper Willingdon	12.4%	188	1,514
Hailsham North	12.7%	150	1,184
Arlington	12.8%	162	1,268
Crowborough Jarvis Brook	12.9%	227	1,761
Crowborough South West	13%	166	1,278
Uckfield New Town	13.5%	348	2,570
Lower Willingdon	13.8%	207	1,503
Heathfield North	14.5%	269	1,859
Crowborough Central	14.5%	274	1,891
Polegate Central	14.6%	295	2,023
Hailsham North West	14.9%	237	1,588
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	15.4%	470	3,043
Hailsham South	16.7%	241	1,440
Polegate North	17.9%	324	1,813
Uckfield North	18%	242	1,342
Pevensey Bay	18.9%	275	1,453
Hailsham Central	19.3%	314	1,626
Hailsham West	20.5%	381	1,858
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	20.6%	332	1,615
Hailsham East	27.9%	567	2,032

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

0.6% to 34.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 0.6% in Pevensey Bay to 34.1% in Hailsham East — a gap of 33.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Pevensey Bay	0.6%	8	1,453
Hailsham North	0.8%	9	1,183
Upper Willingdon	0.9%	14	1,514
Lower Willingdon	1%	15	1,505
Arlington	1.4%	18	1,268
Heathfield South	1.8%	31	1,744
Crowborough St Johns	3.9%	49	1,269
Crowborough North	4%	53	1,340
Crowborough South East	4.4%	62	1,394
Hailsham South	4.6%	66	1,438
South Downs	4.6%	65	1,416
Uckfield East	4.7%	65	1,395
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	5%	68	1,372
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	5%	66	1,327
Polegate North	5%	91	1,811
Horam & Punnetts Town	5.2%	151	2,900
Danehill & Fletching	5.5%	88	1,588
Withyham	5.7%	68	1,196
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	6.7%	82	1,228
Stone Cross	6.7%	97	1,442
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	6.8%	93	1,376
Hartfield	7%	93	1,337
Buxted	7.8%	122	1,566
Mayfield & Five Ashes	7.8%	121	1,545
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	8.4%	256	3,040
Frant & Wadhurst	8.6%	252	2,946
Hailsham North West	8.6%	136	1,587
Hailsham Central	8.7%	141	1,626
Crowborough Central	8.7%	164	1,891
Polegate Central	9.1%	184	2,023
Maresfield	9.3%	141	1,517
Forest Row	9.4%	163	1,741
Uckfield New Town	10.1%	259	2,570
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	11.6%	187	1,615
Heathfield North	11.6%	216	1,858
Hellingly	13.5%	264	1,958
Crowborough Jarvis Brook	14%	247	1,761
Crowborough South West	14.8%	189	1,276
Hailsham West	19%	353	1,858
Uckfield North	19.1%	256	1,343
Hailsham East	34.1%	693	2,031

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