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Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
8,545
Households
3,796
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
3,796
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£330,000
Median property price
199
Postcodes
3,796
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£330,000
Median property price
199
Postcodes

Sold prices in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

England & Wales
Property sales · Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
HM Land Registry · Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Average price
£353,696
YoY: -5.3%
Median price: £365,833
View district RH16
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £444,800
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£446k£328k£211k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

England & Wales
Crime trends · Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY -42%
26130
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -47%
30150
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

43
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to West Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Mid Sussex is the district council. School applications go through West Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via West Sussex
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Amenities in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

GPs make up most of the mapped places

22 GPs · 6 Hospitals · 6 Libraries · 39 in all

  • GPs22
  • Hospitals6
  • Libraries6
  • Museums5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

Coordinates51.0004, -0.0965
Postcodes
199
Population (Census)
8,545
Households (Census)
3,796
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.0 per 1k

Demographics in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,540
White Brit.76.9%
Other White8.0%
Indian4.0%
Other Asian2.3%
White Irish1.4%
+ 1 other groups · 7.5%

Religion

Total residents: 8,547
Christian48.3%
No religion40.2%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim2.3%
Hindu1.8%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,545
35–4922.8%
50–6417.3%
25–3414.5%
65–748.3%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%

Households

Total households: 3,796
Other20.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.85 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.85 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath

RH16
199 postcodes