Ditchling Common, Burgess Hill, RH15 0SJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RH15 0SJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	63.5%	50.7%	-12.8%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	36.5%	49.3%	12.8%	49.0%	0.3%

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	18.1%	30.6%	12.5%	37.9%	-7.3%
Married: Opposite sex	46.1%	50%	3.9%	44.2%	5.8%
Separated	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	8.4%	9.9%	1.5%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	25.9%	7.4%	-18.5%	6.1%	1.3%

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	28.4%	51.5%	23.1%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	31.2%	30.9%	-0.3%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	30.6%	12.7%	-17.9%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	7.8%	2.8%	-5.0%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2%	2.2%	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%

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	25%	15.4%	-9.6%	18.2%	-2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	7.4%	-0.9%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.9%	16.8%	1.9%	13.4%	3.4%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	6.7%	5.1%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.7%	18.6%	12.9%	16.9%	1.7%
Degree or Similar	34.1%	32.3%	-1.8%	33.8%	-1.5%
Other	10.4%	2.8%	-7.6%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.9% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	99.2%	95.9%	-3.3%	81.4%	14.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95.8% 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	90.9%	95.8%	4.9%	83.2%	12.6%
European Union	3.1%	1.1%	-2.0%	6.1%	-5.0%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	5.6%	-4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.6%	94.8%	7.2%	83.2%	11.6%
10+ Years	1.5%	3.8%	2.3%	9.8%	-6.0%
5-10 Years	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	10.7%	0%	-10.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.6%	76.7%	4.9%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	16.5%	13.5%	3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.2%	37.2%	11.0%
Christian	45.2%	46.2%	-1.0%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Ditchling Common Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ditchling Common was 24.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.5% lower than the Ditchling & Westmeston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ditchling Common has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ditchling & Westmeston and the 99th lowest crime rate of 325 local areas in Lewes .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RH15 0SJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 1/10 (very 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) - 2/10 (very 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 Ditchling Common are based on 81 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lewes.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Ditchling Common, Burgess Hill, RH15 0SJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH15 0SJ

Average Price
£721,472

Semi-Detached
£592,953

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£712,536

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,435,563

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ditchling Common

Average Price
£565,579

Semi-Detached
£613,295

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,080,144

Flats/Maisonettes
£470,769

Other
£1,383,275

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ditchling CommonStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Pepper Close, Burgess Hill, East Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£715,000	2025-11-06	£681,674
1 The Ballantine Ditchling Common, Burgess Hill, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£505,000	2025-10-10	£479,776
1 The Ballantine Ditchling Common, Burgess Hill, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2022-07-22	£453,195
2 St. Peters Cottages Ditchling Common, Burgess Hill, East Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£800,000	2022-07-11	£755,326
1 Pepper Close, Burgess Hill, East Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£582,500	2022-06-24	£544,393

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH15 0SJ

Employment

RH15 0SJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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

Full-Time Employee	105
Retired	49
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	37
Student (economically inactive)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Human health and social work activities	15
Manufacturing	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	9
Information and communication	8
Other	6
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Education	5
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wivelsfield Primary School South Road , RH17 7QN	3out of 4	1,476 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Primary School Junction Road , RH15 0PZ	- not rated	1,756 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Primary School Junction Road , RH15 0PZ	2out of 4	1,756 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Birchwood Grove Road , RH15 0DP	3out of 4	2,456 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sheddingdean Community Primary School Petworth Drive , RH15 8JT	2out of 4	2,929 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Burgess Hill Academy Station Road , RH15 9EA	3out of 4	3,228 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakmeeds Community College Station Road , RH15 9EA	- not rated	3,228 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic College Jane Murray Way , RH15 8GA	- not rated	4,627 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic College Jane Murray Way , RH15 8GA	4out of 4	4,627 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oathall Community College Appledore Gardens , Lindfield RH16 2AQ	3out of 4	5,341 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
My Choice School-Kestral House C/O My Choice Children's Homes limited , Unit 3a Mill Green Business Estate RH16 1XQ	- not rated	1,912 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newick House School Birchwood Grove Road , RH15 0DP	- not rated	2,501 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burgess Hill Girls Keymer Road , RH15 0EG	- not rated	2,703 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Hambrook School Marle Place, Leylands Road , RH15 8HY	- not rated	2,919 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mid-Sussex Area Pupil Referral Unit Marle Place , Leylands Road RH15 8HZ	- not rated	3,039 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
St George's Park	Community Building, Maes Court St Georges Park	436 yd
Rafael's Court Cafe	Unit 1, Rafael Court St Georges Park	529 yd
Wivelsfield Village Hall	Eastern Road, Wivelsfield	807 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Georges Retreat ST GEORGES RETREAT ST GEORGES RETREAT DITCHLING ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	514 yd
Wivelsfield Village Hall & Green WIVELSFIELD RECREATION GROUND WIVELSFIELD RECREATION GROUND EASTERN ROAD	grass pitches	736 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	57.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	57.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	57.7%

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	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	11.5%

Download Speed

Median download speed	36.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	134.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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