5,491
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
48 · 4.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£286,073
Median property price
273
Postcodes
Overview of Sovereign
Coordinates50.7909, 0.3225
Postcodes
273
Population (Census)
11,873
Households (Census)
5,491
Recorded crime · May '26
48 · 4.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sovereign
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.56 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.56 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Sovereign
Property sales · Sovereign
HM Land Registry · Sovereign
Average price
£302,914
YoY: -3.0%
Median price: £298,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 8 sales · avg £257,499
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£426k£340k£255k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 Sovereign
Crime trends · Sovereign
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1890
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +18%
ASB
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%
Demographics in Sovereign
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.5%
Other White5.8%
Other Asian1.2%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 6.5%
Religion
Christian52.0%
No religion38.0%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
65–7416.0%
35–4915.8%
75–8410.7%
25–349.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Any member 66+17.8%
All members 66+16.4%
Other14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
+ 7 other households · 31.0%
Schools in Sovereign
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School
East Sussex · BN23 5SW
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Haven Voluntary Aided CofE/Methodist Primary School
East Sussex · BN23 5SW
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Sovereign
Postcodes in Sovereign
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