1,053
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
5 · 2.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£540,000
Median property price
83
Postcodes
Overview of Ditchling & Westmeston
Coordinates50.9304, -0.1059
Postcodes
83
Population (Census)
2,553
Households (Census)
1,053
Recorded crime · May '26
5 · 2.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Ditchling & Westmeston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 10.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 10.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Ditchling & Westmeston
Property sales · Ditchling & Westmeston
HM Land Registry · Ditchling & Westmeston
Average price
£680,681
YoY: -1.3%
Median price: £545,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £857,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£2m£1.2m£405k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime in Ditchling & Westmeston
Crime trends · Ditchling & Westmeston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Demographics in Ditchling & Westmeston
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.6%
Other White3.7%
White Irish2.4%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian54.4%
No religion34.9%
Not answered9.3%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6418.4%
75–8416.0%
65–7414.6%
85 years and over14.3%
35–4913.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%
Households
Any member 66+26.7%
All members 66+22.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
Other6.7%
+ 7 other households · 19.4%
Schools in Ditchling & Westmeston
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
View all schools in this areaSchool performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Ditchling & Westmeston
Postcodes in Ditchling & Westmeston
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