Church Road, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, BN27 1QJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BN27 1QJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.9%	50.6%	-4.3%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	45.1%	49.4%	4.3%	49.0%	0.4%

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	31.3%	30.3%	-1.0%	37.9%	-7.6%
Married: Opposite sex	54.1%	50.5%	-3.6%	44.2%	6.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	7.3%	13%	5.7%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	6%	4.3%	-1.7%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	53.3%	52.1%	-1.2%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	33.9%	32.5%	-1.4%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	8.9%	9.8%	0.9%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	3.1%	3.8%	0.7%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

In the area around BN27 1QJ this area, 9.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9%	9.7%	0.7%	18.2%	-8.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	10.2%	-1.4%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	25.3%	13.1%	-12.2%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	5.8%	4.9%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	21.8%	8.9%	16.9%	4.9%
Degree or Similar	33%	36.9%	3.9%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	7.3%	2.4%	-4.9%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 97.9% 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)
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Black African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	98.1%	97.9%	-0.2%	81.4%	16.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.3%	93.2%	2.9%	83.2%	10.0%
European Union	2.7%	1.3%	-1.4%	6.1%	-4.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	5.6%	-4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.5%	93.2%	3.7%	83.2%	10.0%
10+ Years	2.3%	5.6%	3.3%	9.8%	-4.2%
5-10 Years	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	2.9%	-2.0%
2-5 Years	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	5.4%	0.4%	-5.0%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.2%	76.7%	13.5%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.2%	37.2%	4.0%
Christian	51.5%	46.2%	5.3%
Muslim	0.4%	6.5%	-6.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Church Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Church Road was 16.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.4% lower than the Hellingly average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Church Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hellingly and the 87th lowest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 3.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,700

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BN27 1QJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Church Road are based on 74 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 Church Road, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, BN27 1QJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BN27 1QJ

Average Price
£899,423

Semi-Detached
£526,845

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,147,808

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Church Road

Average Price
£631,793

Semi-Detached
£514,032

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£919,893

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,795

Other
£862,557

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Church Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Milland Cottages Church Road, Hailsham, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2024-04-30	£365,994
Cart Lodge Church Road, Hailsham, East Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2024-01-12	£176,283
Milland Church Road, Hailsham, East Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£1,395,000	2022-10-28	£1,304,169
1 Milland Cottages Church Road, Hailsham, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2018-10-09	£706,220
Cherry Croft Farmhouse Church Road, Hailsham, East Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£1,220,000	2011-09-30	£2,002,799

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BN27 1QJ

Employment

BN27 1QJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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.

Economic Activity

Retired	56
Full-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	26
Other	8
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	5
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Education	30
Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Other	17
Construction	12
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	10
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School Hailsham Road , Herstmonceux BN27 4LG	3out of 4	2,168 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Academy Marshfoot Lane , BN27 2PH	2out of 4	4,763 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
White House Academy Marshfoot Lane , BN27 2FB	1out of 4	5,197 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	5,330 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cafe	The Observatory Science Centre Wartling Road		595 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near BN27 1QJ postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	55.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	5.6%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	44.4%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	24.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	56.85 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	56.85 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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