High Street, Hailsham, BN27 1AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN27 1AJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	50.8%	-0.9%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	48.3%	49.2%	0.9%	49.0%	0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.4%	36.6%	0.2%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	35.7%	34.4%	-1.3%	44.2%	-9.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.2%
Separated	4.5%	6.6%	2.1%	2.2%	4.4%
Divorced	13.3%	18.3%	5.0%	9.1%	9.2%
Widowed	9.4%	2.6%	-6.8%	6.1%	-3.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.4%	43.7%	5.3%	48.4%	-4.7%
Good health	37.8%	36.1%	-1.7%	33.6%	2.5%
Fair health	16.4%	15.6%	-0.8%	12.7%	2.9%
Bad health	6.2%	2.4%	-3.8%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%	0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21%	15%	-6.0%	18.2%	-3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	13.2%	0.6%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.3%	16.1%	-5.2%	13.4%	2.7%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	7.3%	4.2%	5.3%	2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	18.3%	6.8%	16.9%	1.4%
Degree or Similar	24.1%	27.1%	3.0%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	6.3%	2.9%	-3.4%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.8%	1.3%
White	90.1%	92.3%	2.2%	81.4%	10.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Arab	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.2%	83.5%	-0.7%	83.2%	0.3%
European Union	5%	9.5%	4.5%	6.1%	3.4%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	2.1%	-4.7%	5.6%	-3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.9%	84%	0.1%	83.2%	0.8%
10+ Years	2.2%	6.4%	4.2%	9.8%	-3.4%
5-10 Years	6.5%	3.1%	-3.4%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	2.5%	2.8%	0.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	5%	3.7%	-1.3%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70%	76.7%	-6.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	4%	0.9%	3.1%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
No passport held	16.5%	13.5%	3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.8%	37.2%	12.6%
Christian	40%	46.2%	-6.2%
Muslim	4%	6.5%	-2.5%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 885.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 710.0% higher than the Hailsham Central average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

High Street has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hailsham Central and the highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 296.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in BN27 1AJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 38 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wealden.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Street, Hailsham, BN27 1AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN27 1AJ

Average Price
£204,825

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£186,563

Other
£241,349

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£444,267

Semi-Detached
£605,765

Terraced
£448,207

Detached
£1,063,149

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,247

Other
£443,955

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 High Street, Hailsham, East Sussex Other, an established residential building	£225,000	2020-10-20	£241,349
Flat 1 Bank House 1 High Street, Hailsham, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2017-11-22	£169,476
Second Floor Flat 1 High Street, Hailsham, East Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£150,000	2014-06-19	£203,650

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN27 1AJ

Employment

BN27 1AJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

BN27 1AJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	106
Self-Employed	43
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	7
Student (economically inactive)	6
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Construction	20
Manufacturing	14
Education	13
Other	10
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
White House Academy Marshfoot Lane , BN27 2FB	1out of 4	383 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Academy Marshfoot Lane , BN27 2PH	2out of 4	806 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Grovelands Community Primary School Dunbar Drive , BN27 3UW	3out of 4	1,082 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burfield Academy Oaklands Way , BN27 3NW	2out of 4	1,258 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawkes Farm Academy Hawks Road , BN27 1ND	3out of 4	1,702 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hailsham Community College Battle Road , BN27 1DT	3out of 4	432 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ropemakers' Academy Reef Way , BN27 1FB	- not rated	471 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Bede's Senior School The Dicker , Upper Dicker BN27 3QH	- not rated	4,295 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rustico Italiano	1 High Street	7 yd
Romeo and Juliet	7 High Street	25 yd
The Laurel	1 George Street	40 yd
Sweet Tooth Hailsham Ltd	5 Market Square	46 yd
Will's Cafe	10 George Street	61 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
George Hotel	The George Hotel, 3 George Street	60 yd
Hailsham Club	The Hailsham Club Vicarage Field	164 yd
The Railway Tavern	The Railway Tavern, 17 Station Road	259 yd
Hailsham Memorial Institute	Hailsham Memorial Institute Club Western Road	373 yd
Grenadier Hotel	The Grenadier Hotel, 67 High Street	383 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kemer Kebab	The Inglenook, 4B Market Street	51 yd
Simpson Chicken	23A High Street	125 yd
Lucky Star	13 George Street	175 yd
Domino's Pizza	32 High Street	201 yd
Fortune Inn	34 High Street	208 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	17 High Street	74 yd
Asda Supermarket	Unit 17, The Quintins North Street	147 yd
Waitrose Ltd	Waitrose Ltd Vicarage Field	181 yd
Tesco Stores Limited	Tesco Stores Limited North Street	302 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Control Fitness 24/7 (Closed) Station Road	health and fitness suite	257 yd
Hailsham Leisure Centre HAILSHAM LEISURE CENTRE HAILSHAM LEISURE CENTRE VICARAGE LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	321 yd
Western Road Recreation Ground WESTERN ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	472 yd
Hailsham Community College BATTLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	558 yd
Hailsham Town Fc FOOTBALL TRAINING GROUND FOOTBALL TRAINING GROUND DIPLOCKS WAY	grass pitches	584 yd
Maurice Thornton Playing Field ORION CLOSE	grass pitches	843 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BN27 1AJ