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South Downs

EnglandSouth EastWealdenSouth Downs
WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
2,971
Households
1,415
Crimes · May '26
2 · 0.7 per 1k
1,415
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
2 · 0.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£670,000
Median property price
196
Postcodes
1,415
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
2 · 0.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£670,000
Median property price
196
Postcodes

Overview of South Downs

Coordinates50.7868, 0.1866
Postcodes
196
Population (Census)
2,971
Households (Census)
1,415
Recorded crime · May '26
2 · 0.7 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Downs

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.73 (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 6.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in South Downs

Property sales · South Downs
HM Land Registry · South Downs
Average price
£826,653
YoY: +10.9%
Median price: £670,000
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Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 6 sales · avg £670,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.2m£832k£423k
Feb '24Aug '24Mar '25Oct '25Mar '26

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Police Recorded Crime in South Downs

Crime trends · South Downs
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable

0 of 5 key categories improving

2
incidents · May '26

Demographics in South Downs

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,979
White Brit.91.5%
Other White3.5%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 3.9%

Religion

Total residents: 2,975
Christian56.1%
No religion34.8%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,971
50–6425.4%
65–7422.2%
75–8414.4%
35–4912.1%
85 years and over6.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.4%

Households

Total households: 1,415
All members 66+24.4%
Any member 66+19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.8%
Other10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.6%
+ 7 other households · 21.0%

Schools in South Downs

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Alfriston School

East Sussex · BN26 5XB

Good 2.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.